Timeline February 1857

Events in February 1857 1

• 1804 – 1857 Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) Died 15 February 1857, aged 52 Glinka was a Russian composer often called the father of Russian classical music. His operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila established a distinctly Russian musical idiom that influenced later composers including the Mighty Five. He died in Berlin while studying counterpoint.