The first major Russian composer of classical music was Mikhail Glinka. His music became known for including elements from folk music and religious music. Other classical composers who were influenced by Russian folk lore were the famed Mighty Handful made up of Cesar Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Mussorgsky and Borodin. Around the same era in 1859 the Russian Music Society was established, headed by Nikolay and Anton Rubinstein. Whilst the Mighty Handful were more focused on Russian national identity in their compositions, the Russian Music Society were more musically conservative. Count Uvarov began a nationalist revival in the 1800s. He created an orchestra which used traditional Russian instruments.
