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Vasily Andreyev

1861 - 1918

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Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Андре́ев; 15 January [O.S. 3 January] 1861 – 26 December 1918) was a Russian musician responsible for the modern development of the balalaika and several other traditional Russian folk music instruments, and is considered the father of the academic folk instrument movement in Eastern Europe. His accomplishments included: developing in the 1880s a standardized balalaika made with the assistance of violin maker V. Ivanov. reviving the domra, a three-stringed long-necked melody instrument with a melon-shaped body, which he developed in prima, alto, tenor, and bass sizes. reviving the gusli, an autoharp chorded with piano-type keys. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasily Andreyev is the 1,606th most popular musician (down from 1,506th in 2019), the 2,011th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,972nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Russian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Vasily Andreyev ranks 1,606 out of 3,175. Before him are Lorenz Hart, Gilby Clarke, Andor Földes, Jimmy Giuffre, Hank Snow, and Josef Labor. After him are Scott Weiland, Liam Howlett, Brigitte Engerer, Darryl Jones, Kenny Drew, and Michael Nesmith.

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Among people born in 1861, Vasily Andreyev ranks 134. Before him are Josefine Swoboda, Kalliroi Parren, Cesare Burali-Forti, Phyllis Allen, Pedro Figari, and Frederick Russell Burnham. After him are Friedrich Engel, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, Andrei Ryabushkin, Federico De Roberto, Hans Goldschmidt, and Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten. Among people deceased in 1918, Vasily Andreyev ranks 166. Before him are Waldemar Rosenberger, Antonios Pepanos, Abbas Sahhat, John Antoine Nau, Grove Karl Gilbert, and V. Volodarsky. After him are Orville Gibson, Edward Abramowski, Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Arthur O'Hara Wood, Arno Bieberstein, and Ernie Parker.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vasily Andreyev ranks 2,011 out of 3,761. Before him are Marina Popovich (1931), Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (1884), Sainkho Namtchylak (1957), Yuliya Borisova (1925), Giorgi Shengelaia (1937), and Andriy Yarmolenko (1989). After him are José García (null), Gennadi Sosonko (1943), Igor Novikov (1929), Alexander Kokorinov (1726), Andrei Smirnov (1941), and Yelena Kondakova (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In Russia

Among musicians born in Russia, Vasily Andreyev ranks 34. Before him are Yuri Bashmet (1953), Efrem Zimbalist (1889), Zhanna Bichevskaya (1944), Anahit Tsitsikian (1926), Alexander Rosenbaum (1951), and Maxim Vengerov (1974). After him are Josef Lhévinne (1874), Nikolai Lugansky (1972), Pyotr Mamonov (1951), Mikhail Krug (1962), Yegor Letov (1964), and Vernon Duke (1903).

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