Dargomyzhsky [Duhrgamíshsky] (Dargomijsky), Aleksandr Sergeyevich (2–2/14–1813, Troitskoye, Tula distr.; 1–5/17–1869, P.). Comp., nobleman, and amateur pianist. Dargomyzhsky's father, the illegitimate son of a nobleman, was a wealthy landowner, and his mother a noblewoman with a small reputation as a poetess. The family moved from their country property to P. in 1817, where Dargomyzhsky and his siblings received the musical education typical of children of their class. Dargomyzhsky studied…