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Mikhail Glinka: The Architect of Russian Musical Nationalism Before the nineteenth century, the art music landscape of Western Europe was dominated primarily by Germanic, Italian, and French traditions. Russia, despite its vast territory and rich tapestry of indigenous folk song, possessed no native classical tradition that could rival the symphonic and operatic achievements of Western Europe. The Russian court and aristocracy favored imported art, routinely hiring Italian and French composers to write operas and direct court chapels.