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Mitrofan Pyatnitsky

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Russian and Soviet musician In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yefimovich and the family name is Pyatnitsky.
Mitrofan Yefimovich PyatnitskyМитрофан Ефимович Пятницкий
Background information
Born(1864-07-03)July 3, 1864
Alexandrovka, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 27, 1927(1927-01-27) (aged 62)
Moscow, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)Musician, gatherer of Russian folk songs
Musical artist

Mitrofan Yefimovich Pyatnitsky (3 July [O.S. 21 June] 1864 – 21 January 1927) was a Russian and Soviet musician, gatherer of Russian folk songs. He established the famous Pyatnitsky Choir in 1910 from 18 peasants originally from the Voronezh, Ryazan and Smolensk gubernias. After his death, the chorus was named after him.

Notes

  1. Russian: Митрофан Ефимович Пятницкий, romanizedMitrofan Yefimovich Pyatnitsky, sometimes given as Mitrophan

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