Danilov, Kirsha
(1760–1790)
Danilov [Danéeluhff], Kirsha (fl. c. 1760–90). Folk-song collector. Biographical details are lacking on this compiler of the first important collection of Russian epic and historical songs (byliny), probably assembled from the 1760s–80s. The texts for 26 of the songs were publ. in 1804; 12 years later, a second edition included 61 songs with music. In 1894 the manuscript re-surfaced in the collection of Prince Dolgorukov, precipitating a new edition (1901) and several scholarly studies. Norris…