CHESNOKOV Paul G.

CHESNOKOV Paul G.

Born on October 24 1877. family Regent near Voskresensk, now the Moscow region. Soviet choral conductor, teacher and composer. Graduated in 1895. Synodal School as a choral conductor, in 1917. - Moscow Conservatory composition class of SN Vasilenko (previously took lessons from Taneyev and M.M.Ippolitova-Ivanov. He taught at the Synodal School (Choral Academy) in 1920 -44 years. at the Moscow conservatory (with 1921. - Professor), where he had a class choral conducting, has developed courses horovedeniya and methods of work with the choir. He was chief conductor of the Moscow State Choir (1917 - 22), headed by the Moscow Academic Choir (1922 - 28), was choirmaster at the Bolshoi Theater.

. Chesnokov - one of the greatest masters of Russian choral culture, contributing his multifaceted musical work of raising it at a high level, his book "The choir and its management" (1940, 3rd ed
. - 1961) - the first in the Soviet and world literature horovedeniyu thorough and insightful work, which developed the theoretical problems of Choral Art. author of many musical compositions - songs, ballads, choirs and so on.

Chesnokov has written over 500 choral works, including many church. Until 1917. published over 50 opuses church works. In the choral writing to reflect the whole experience of the Synodal Choir, who raised him.

Chesnokov Died in 1944