Mitrofan Pyatnitsky

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

Mitrofan Yefimovich Pyatnitsky[a] (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, romanized: Mitrofan Yefimovich Pyatnitsky, sometimes given as Mitrophan

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