Ave Maria
Composer: Alexander Nikolayevitch Syeroff (1820-1871), 1868
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| Internet references,
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Cyclopedia of Music
and Musicians: N-Z
edited by John Denison Champlin, William Foster
Apthorp 1893 |
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SYEROFF Serow ALEXA1STDER NIKOLAYEYITCH born in St
Petersburg May 11 1820 died there Jan 20 Feb 1 1871 Dramatic composer
considered in Russia second to Glinka only His musical gifts developed early
but as his father wishedhim to follow the law as a profession he had no
musical instruction except from an aged female relative and later from Carl
Schuberth on the violoncello On leaving school he devoted all his spare time
to studying the theoretical works of Albrechtsberger Bamberger and others
writing for his own use long criticisms on their works which laid a good
foundation for his position later as a musical critic and writer It was not
till 1850 after holding an appointment in the Ciimea that he forsook the law
for music and came before the public first as a critic and editor and in
1863 as a dramatic composer The Czar pensioned him and thereafter he became
known as a purely national composer He instituted in 18G5 at the
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Conservatory of Moscow lectures on musical history and at
the University of St Petersburg gave lectures on the theory of music and
dramatic composition in 1859 and 1864 and at the Artists Club there in 1870
on the development of opera In 1885 a monument to his memory was erected in
St Petersburg Works Yudit Judith grand opera in five acts St Petersburg May
16 1863 Rognyeda do ib Oct 27 1865; Taras Bulba do unfinished text taken
from Gogol's epic; 1866 Kuz nyets Wakula Wakula the Smith do unfinished 1867
Wrazyia siela The power of the enemy do 5th act finished by Solo vieff ib
1871 Ave Maria written for Adelina Patti 1868 Stabat Mater for three
female voices Music to Schiller's Song of the Bell Songs etc Fetis
Supplement ii 511 Riemann Mendel |
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