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Vide TCHAIKOVSKY. (1) Nikolai, Bast.” b. Petersburg, May 15, 1873; eminent composer; pupil of Cons. in native city, studying with Van Arck and Rimsky-Korsakoff; after 1907 dir. of cla for orch. there, and of the Mary in sky Theatre company; 1908, cond. at Paris Op.-Comique Rimsky-Korsakoff’s “Snow Maiden”’; 1909-14, cond. of Diaghileff Ru ian Ballet; 1918-21, dir. of Tiflis Cons.; after 1921 took up residence in Paris; originally much influenced by Rimsky-Korsakoff and Tschaikowsky; his later works have shown modernistic elements, esp. some derived from Debu y and Ravel; there is a strong ingredient of Ru ian folk-music in his scores; c. (ballets) “Le Pavillon d’ Armide,” “ Narct e et Echo,” “Le Masque de la Mort Rouge” (after Poe), ““La Favola dell a Ulyba,” ‘‘ Dionysius” (1921), ‘“‘Favola Ru a’’ (1923), “Romance of a Mummy’ (1926); (orch.) Sinfonietta; Overture to “La Prince e Lointaine”’ of Rost and; ‘“‘Fan taste Dram at i que’; symph. poems, “Dans la Caverne des Sorciéres”’ (after Shakespeare’s “‘Macbeth’’) and “Das Verzauberte Kinigsreich’’; “Six Impre ions” (after Puschkin’s ‘‘ The Gold Fish’); piano concerto, and other pieces for that instrument; “Poéme Lyrique” for vin. and orch.; string quartet in A minor; “Songs of Sappho” for soprano, women’s chorus and orch.; also liturgical works, other choruses and songs. (2) Alexander, b. St. Petersburg, Jan. 8, 1899; son of Nikolai T.; at 19 completed musical studies in native city and was appointed dir. of Tiflis Op.; after Ru ian Revolution lived with his family in Paris, where he entered Cons. for further study in piano (Philipp) and comp.; made début with prod. of his first piano concerto at Monte Carlo, 1923; his opera, “Ol-Ol” (based on Andreyev’s ‘‘ The Days of Our Life’), prod. in Weimar, 1928, also in N. Y. by Ru ian opera troupe in 1934; made a world tour, incl. the U. S.; appeared as guest cond. of his works with Boston Symph., 1931; and later was resident for some time in China; c. also (opera) ‘Hochzeit der Sobeide”; (ballet) “ Ajanta’s Frescoes”; (orch.) 2 plano concertos, “‘Rhapsodie Geordenne,” incid. music to plays, etc.; ichaanber music) string quartet, concerto da camera, trio; also Tkree Pieces for chamber orch.; Suite Diverti ement for piano and string quartet, etc. Tscheschichin (chésh-é’-chén), Vsevolod Ievgrafovich, b. Riga, Feb. 18, 1865; critic and author.