The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Grechaninov, Alexander Tikhonovich

GRECHANINOV, , Alexander Tikhonovich, Russian composer: b. Moscow 1864. He studied under Safanov at the Moscow Conservatory and at Petrograd under Rimsky-Korsakov. He is well known for his sacred compositions in his own country; although his lyric and instrumental works have attracted wider notice elsewhere. His works include two symphonies, two string quartets and the music to Ostrovsky's &lsquo;Snegowruchka&rsquo;; Tolstoy's &lsquo;Tsar Feodor&rsquo; and &lsquo;Tsar Boris,&rsquo; besides numerous songs and studies for the pianoforte. Of special dramatic merit are his two operas &lsquo;Dobrinya Nikitich&rsquo; (1903) and &lsquo;Soeur Beatrice&rsquo; (1912).