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Also Known As Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev
Born January 2, 1837 • Nizhny Novgorod • Russia
Died May 29, 1910 (aged 73) • St. Petersburg • Russia
Movement / Style nationalistic music • The Five
Subjects Of Study folk music • Russia

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Mily Balakirev, portrait by Léon Bakst, c. 1900–10.
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