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Rimsky-Korsakov was born in 1844. Several people from his family had careers in the Russian army and navy. Both his grandmothers, however, were simple people who had lived in the country. When he was young he showed a great interest in music. He sang every tune he heard and knew, without looking, the names of the [[note (music)|notes]] that he heard being played on the piano. When he was six he started piano lessons. The [[opera]] ''[[Life for the Tsar]]'' by [[Mikhael Glinka|Glinka]] made a big impression on him. However, he wanted to join the navy, so in 1862 he entered the College of Naval Cadets, where his brother (who was 22 years older) was the [[Board of directors|director]].
He continued to learn the piano while he was at Cadet school. He was never a brilliant pianist, but he enjoyed playing tunes from operas on the piano. He got to know several young composers who were already becoming famous: [[Balakirev]], [[Cui]] and [[Mussorgsky]]. Balakirev gave him [[advice (opinion)|advice]] about his compositions. He started to write a [[symphony]], but then he had to go to sea for two-and-a-half years. He sailed on a [[clipper]] called ''Almaz''. The boat went to [[Gravesend]], the [[Baltic Sea]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Rio de Janeiro]] and the [[Mediterranean]] When he got back, Balakirev made him finish the symphony.
===Career and musical work===
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