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Alexander Tcherepnin
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American composer (1899-1977)
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Aleksandr Tcherepnin was a Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and United States citizen who worked as a composer, pianist, musicologist, and music theorist. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1899, he studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under Isidor Philipp. He performed on the piano and composed in the genres of opera and symphony. Tcherepnin was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and taught at DePaul University.
He spoke English, French, and Russian, and was affiliated with the Eastern Orthodox Church. His children were Serge Tcherepnin and Ivan Tcherepnin. Tcherepnin died in the 6th arrondissement of Paris in 1977. He is buried at the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery. His archives are held at the Zentralbibliothek Zürich.
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Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (born January 21, 1899; died September 29, 1977) was a Russian-born composer and pianist. His father, Nikolay Tcherepnin, (pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) and his son, Ivan Tcherepnin, (a member of the Harvard University faculty) were also composers. His son, Serge, was involved in the roots of electronic music and instruments. His mother (née Benois) was a niece of Alexandre Benois. His early works were fairly original and some of his pieces have enduring po
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- 6th arrondissement of Paris
- Child
- Serge Tcherepnin
- Father
- Nikolai Tcherepnin
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Employer
- DePaul University
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Student of
- Isidor Philipp
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- piano
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- TchAlar3-part.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1899-01-08
- date of death
- 1977-09-30
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Commons category
- Alexander Nikolajewitsch Tscherepnin
- archives at
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- different from
- Tcherepnin
- place of burial
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
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