Who was the leader of the group of five prominent 19th century composers that Alexander Borodin was a part of?
Alexander Borodin:  He was one of the prominent 19th century composers known as The Mighty Handful, a group dedicated to producing a uniquely Russian kind of classical music, rather than imitating earlier Western European models. The Mighty Handful: The Mighty Handful (Russian: Могучая кучка ), also known as The Five and The New Russian School, were five prominent 19th-century Russian composers who worked together to create a distinctly Russian classical music.
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