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Also known as Alexander Aleksandrovich Alyabyev

Russian composer

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Alexander Aleksandrovich Alyabyev (1787-1851) was a Russian composer known as one of the fathers of the Russian art song. His surname may also be transliterated as Alabiev or Alabieff, <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alexander+Alyabyev">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Aleksandr
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
pianist
Languages spoken
Russian
Genre
opera
Instrument
piano
Military rank
Lieutenant Colonel
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Alyabyev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich.jpg
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Alexander Alyabyev
place of burial
Simonov Monastery
date of birth
1802-00-00
date of death
1852-00-00
end of work period
1851-00-00
start of work period
1810-00-00
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Works in European collections

16 objects attributed to Alexander Alyabyev, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Alexander Alyabyev (date unknown) Alexander Aleksandrovich Alyabyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Аля́бьев; 15 August [O.S. 4 August] 1787 – 6 March [O.S. 22 February] 1851), also rendered as Alabiev or Alabieff, was a Russian composer known as one of the fathers of the Russian art song. He wrote seven operas, twenty musical comedies, a symphony, three string quartets, more than 200 songs, and many other pieces.

Biography

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