person
Dmitry Bortniansky
Bortniansky
also: Бортнянский
Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825), the foremost composer of Russian Orthodox sacred choral music and longtime director of the Imperial Court Chapel Choir; his numbered settings of the Cherubic Hymn were standard repertoire for parish choirs throughout the 19th century.
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- The Choristers §12 Бортнянского
Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825), the leading composer of Russian Orthodox sacred choral music, director of the Imperial Court Chapel; his numbered settings of the Cherubic Hymn (here 'No. 7') were church-choir staples throughout the 19th century.