Mikhail Mikhailovich Chernov ( April 10 ( 22 ), 1879 , Kronstadt - July 6, 1938 , Leningrad ) - Soviet composer and music teacher, professor ( 1918 ), doctor of art history ( 1938 ).
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 N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov and A. K. Glazunov with their students M. M. Chernov and V. A. Senilov. Photo of 1906. | |
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| Birth name | Mikhail Mikhailovich Chernov |
| Date of Birth | April 10 (22) 1879 |
| Place of Birth | Kronstadt |
| Date of death | July 6, 1938 (59 years old) |
| Place of death | Leningrad |
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| Professions | composer , music teacher |
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Biography
He studied at the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of St. Petersburg University , which he graduated in 1903. Then in 1906 - the St. Petersburg Conservatory in composition class. Pupil N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov and A. K. Lyadov .
In the years 1910-1938 - teacher of the theory of composition and orchestration at the St. Petersburg (then Petrograd and Leningrad) Conservatory. In the years 1930-1937 was the head of the department of instrumentation.
He was buried at the Literatorsky Bridges of the Volkovsky cemetery of St. Petersburg.
Pedagogical activity
He brought up a number of talented musicians and composers, among his pupils A. V. Gauk , A. S. Zhivotov , Kh. S. Kushnaryov, E. A. Mravinsky , E. I. Ovchinnikov , P. B. Ryazanov , etc.
Creative activities
M. M. Chernov - author
- a number of comic operas and operettas , including Topsy (1909),
- musical comedy "Zarnitsy" (in collaboration with A. A. Loginov, 1931),
- the cantatas “John of Damascus” (on the next. K. Tolstoy, 1906),
- "Komsomol anthem" for choir and orchestra (1928),
- 3 symphonies (1907; 1924; 3rd to the memory of F. Schubert )
- Concert for cello and orchestra (1937),
- works for piano,
- music for drama theaters,
- a number of songs, romances .
Awards and prizes
- 1st prize (in the USSR) for a symphony at the International Competition for the 100th anniversary of the death of composer F. Schubert (1928).
Literature
- Dmitriev A. N. My Favorite Teachers // Leningrad Conservatory in Memories. - L., 1962. - P. 164-165.
- Prokofiev S.S. Autobiography. - M., 1973. - p. 172, 174-175, 480-482, 621.
- Pan-Chernova T. A. The 100th anniversary of the birth of MM Chernov // Yearbook of memorable musical dates and events, 1979. - M., 1978.