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Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Dargomyzhsky
also: А. С. Даргомыжском, Даргомыжский, А. С., A. S.
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813-1869), pioneering Russian composer of "Rusalka" and "The Stone Guest," a formative influence on the later nationalist "Mighty Handful" school; anecdotes about his sharp wit and eccentric temperament circulated in Moscow literary-musical circles long after his death.
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Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky (1813-1869), the pioneering Russian composer of "Rusalka" and "The Stone Guest," a formative figure for the later "Mighty Handful" nationalist school; anecdotes about him circulated among Moscow literary and musical circles for decades after his death.