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'''Alexander Borodin''' (1833-1887) was a [[Russia]]n composer whose day job was that of a [[chemistry | chemist]], working with [[aldehyes]]. His father was a Georgian prince, and Borodin was raised in a relatively wealthy household.

'''Alexander Borodin''' (1833-1887) was a [[Russia]]n composer whose day job was that of a [[chemistry|chemist]], working with [[aldehyes]]. His father was a Georgian prince, and Borodin was raised in a relatively wealthy household.

Borodin was one of “[[The Five]]” (with [[Balakirev]], [[Mussorgsky]], [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]] and [[Cui]]) forging a new Russian voice in music. In many of his works are quite obvious traces of the Russian folk idiom and his dramatic works use Russian themes. His music is lyrical, elegiac and frequently passionate, always tuneful, and usually sounds quintessentially “Russian”.

Borodin was one of “[[The Five]]” (with [[Balakirev]], [[Mussorgsky]], [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]] and [[Cui]]) forging a new Russian voice in music. In many of his works are quite obvious traces of the Russian folk idiom and his dramatic works use Russian themes. His music is lyrical, elegiac and frequently passionate, always tuneful, and usually sounds quintessentially “Russian”.

[[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9080770/Aleksandr-Borodin]].

[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9080770/Aleksandr-Borodin].

[[Category:Chemists]]

[[Category:Chemists]]

[[Category:Composers]]

[[Category:Composers]]

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