Grebnev, Aleksandr Filimonovich
(*1886)
Grebnev [Gryébniff], Aleksandr Filimonovich (11–17–1886, Lyudinovo, Kaluga distr.; ?). Choral cond., folklorist, pedagogue, and comp. Grad. 1914 from the M. Cons., where he was a pupil of Ippolitov-Ivanov and Vasilenko. Held choral directing positions, and collected and researched Adigey (Cherkess) folk songs (1937–41). Bibliography: Yu. Keldysh, ed.: Muzykal'naya entsiklopediya [Soviet Encyclopedia of Music] (Moscow, 1973)