Russian Romantic composer Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857) is considered the founder of that nation's nationalist music movement. He had considerable influence on Balakirev, who founded The Five, and his opera A Life for the Tsar was the first to delve deeply into Russia's folk music.
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- Grave of Mikhail Glinka Picture of tombstone with link to list of other notable interments in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery cemetery in St. Petersburg. From Find a Grave.
- Classic Cat: Glinka Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
- Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka Sheet music downloads for the founder of Russian nationalist music and biography with portrait from Every Note. Score samples in PDF format; full scores require payment.
- The Father of Russian Music: Mikhail Glinka Brief biography from Humanities Web with selected works, portrait, quotations, discography, suggested reading, additional resources, chronology, and related articles.
- Classical Archives: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka Biography and music files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats.
- Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804 - 1857) Brief biography and summaries of his operas and orchestral music with recommended recordings.
- Mikhail Glinka Filmography noting movies and television programs based on or using his works from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
- Michael (Mikhael) Glinka Summary list of noted works, life history, and portrait at Musicalics.
- Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857) Songs and cycles with transliterated and Cyrillic texts, some with English translations. From the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.