COMPOSER

Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov

1883 - 1946

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Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (13 April [O.S. 1 April] 1883 – 8 July 1946, born Koptelov or Koptelev) was a Soviet and Russian composer and founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who wrote the music for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, which in 2000 became the national anthem of Russia (with new lyrics). During his career, he also worked as a professor of the Moscow Conservatory, and became a Doctor of Arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov has received more than 365,487 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov is the 261st most popular composer (down from 167th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Russia (down from 226th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Russian Composer.

Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov is most famous for his work in the field of Russian classical music. He was a composer, conductor, and pianist.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov ranks 261 out of 1,451. Before him are Anton Reicha, Franz Xaver Gruber, Irving Berlin, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Antonia Brico, and Johann Christoph Bach. After him are Dimitri Tiomkin, Johann Mattheson, Carl Friedrich Abel, Fromental Halévy, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Hanns Eisler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov ranks 42. Before him are Nina Ricci, Alexander Yegorov, Giovanni Messe, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, Ivan Meštrović, and Döme Sztójay. After him are Marie Laurencin, Joseph Pilates, Gino Severini, Georgios Papanikolaou, Gottfried Feder, and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Among people deceased in 1946, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov ranks 46. Before him are Vojtech Tuka, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Othenio Abel, Francisco Largo Caballero, Döme Sztójay, and Friedrich Jeckeln. After him are Gustav Noske, Otto Georg Thierack, Clemens August Graf von Galen, Carl Schuhmann, Per Albin Hansson, and Willi Herold.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov ranks 368 out of 3,761. Before him are Irving Berlin (1888), Avvakum (1620), Pavlik Morozov (1918), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), Duchess Anna of Prussia (1576), and Fyodor Tyutchev (1803). After him are Rinat Dasayev (1957), Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), Pavel Nakhimov (1802), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Henri Troyat (1911), and Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797).

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Among COMPOSERS In Russia

Among composers born in Russia, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov ranks 16. Before him are Mikhail Glinka (1804), Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Alfred Schnittke (1934), Otto Nicolai (1810), and Irving Berlin (1888). After him are Anton Arensky (1861), Sergei Taneyev (1856), Rodion Shchedrin (1932), Anatoly Lyadov (1855), Nikolai Medtner (1879), and Georgy Sviridov (1915).

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