Editing Alexander Borodin (section)

==Musical legacy==
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{{Main|List of compositions by Alexander Borodin}}
[[File:Alexander Borodin tomb full view, Tikhvin Cemetery St. Petersburg.jpg|thumb|upright|Tomb of Borodin in [[Tikhvin Cemetery]]. The musical notation in the background shows themes from "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" from ''[[Polovtsian Dances]]''; "Song of the Dark Forest"; and the "Scherzo" theme from Symphony No. 3.]]
Borodin's fame outside the [[Russian Empire]] was made possible during his lifetime by [[Franz Liszt]], who arranged a performance of the Symphony No. 1 in Germany during 1880, and by the [[Louisa de Mercy-Argenteau|Comtesse de Mercy-Argenteau]] in Belgium and France. His music is noted for its strong lyricism and rich harmonies. Along with some influences from Western composers, as a member of The Five, his music is also characteristic of the [[Russian classical music|Russian style]]. His passionate music and unusual harmonies proved to have a lasting influence on the younger French composers [[Claude Debussy|Debussy]] and [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]] (in homage, the latter composed during 1913 a piano piece entitled "À la manière de Borodine").

The evocative characteristics of Borodin's music—specifically ''In the Steppes of Central Asia'', his [[Symphony No. 2 (Borodin)|Symphony No. 2]], ''Prince Igor'' – made possible the adaptation of his compositions in the 1953 [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]'', by [[Robert Wright (musical writer)|Robert Wright]] and [[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]], notably in the songs "[[Stranger in Paradise (song)|Stranger in Paradise]]", "[[And This Is My Beloved]]" and "[[Baubles, Bangles, & Beads]]". In 1954, Borodin was posthumously awarded a [[Tony Award]] for this show.