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Sergei Vasilenko

1872 - 1956

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Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko (Russian: Серге́й Никифорович Василенко, Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko; 30 March 1872 [O.S. 18 March] – 11 March 1956) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and music teacher whose compositions showed a strong tendency towards mysticism. Vasilenko was born in Moscow and originally studied law at Moscow State University, but then changed direction and studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1896 to 1901 as a pupil of Sergei Taneyev and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. From 1903 to 1904 he was the conductor of a private opera house in Moscow. For several years he was the organiser and conductor of the Historic Concerts of the Russian Musical Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergei Vasilenko is the 1,031st most popular composer (up from 1,069th in 2019), the 1,449th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,599th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Russian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sergei Vasilenko ranks 1,031 out of 1,451. Before him are Alessandro Grandi, R. Murray Schafer, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., Kevin MacLeod, Ruperto Chapí, and Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse. After him are Marcos Portugal, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Kalevi Aho, Roman Vlad, Magnus Lindberg, and Slavko Avsenik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Sergei Vasilenko ranks 132. Before him are Gustave Sandras, Émile Henry, Hafez Ibrahim, Johan Pitka, Henry Bataille, and Paul Fort. After him are Spyridon Chazapis, Paul-Émile Janson, Lorenzo Perosi, Augusts Kirhenšteins, Herbert Baddeley, and Carl Bonde. Among people deceased in 1956, Sergei Vasilenko ranks 139. Before him are Hans Carossa, Herminio Masantonio, Vladimir Filatov, Johannes Jørgensen, Mohammed Hussein Heikal, and Austin Osman Spare. After him are Louis Bromfield, Doca, Violet Gibson, Nikolaos Trikoupis, Flora Sandes, and Lewis Terman.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergei Vasilenko ranks 1,449 out of 3,761. Before him are Igor M. Diakonoff (1914), Vladislav Listyev (1956), Marfa Boretskaya (1450), Andrejs Pumpurs (1841), Nikolai Avksentiev (1878), and Apollinary Vasnetsov (1856). After him are Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (1936), Gleb Uspensky (1843), Alexander Ragulin (1941), Lena Katina (1984), Duke Peter of Oldenburg (1812), and Andrej Hoteev (1946).

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Among COMPOSERS In Russia

Among composers born in Russia, Sergei Vasilenko ranks 48. Before him are Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752), Vissarion Shebalin (1902), Erkki Melartin (1875), Nicolas Slonimsky (1894), Ivan Larionov (1830), and Hermann Goetz (1840). After him are Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (1936), Gavriil Popov (1904), Karen Khachaturian (1920), Alexander Serov (1820), Nikolai Roslavets (1881), and Valeri Brainin (1948).

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