Aleksandrov, Boris Aleksandrovich
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Aleksandrov [Alyiksándruhff], Boris Aleksandrovich (7–22/8–4–1905, Bologoye). Comp. and cond. Son of A. V. Aleksandrov. Grad. 1929 from the M. Cons., where he was a pupil of Glier and taught from 1933–41. Is best known for his operettas. Some of his works incorporate Ukrainian or Oriental elements (such as The Wedding in Malinovka and the Suite on Chinese National Themes); others experiment with 12-tone techniques (such as his Morceaux, Op. 1). After his father's death in 1946, he assumed…