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1804 – 1857Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)Died 15 February 1857, aged 52Glinka 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.