Khristianovich, Aleksandr Filippovich
(1835–1874)
Khristianovich [Hreesteeanóveech], Aleksandr Filippovich (1835, Kaluga; 1874, ?). Pianist and comp. Brother of N. Khristianovich . In 1861 collected folk tunes in Algiers, some of which were used by Borodin in his song “Arabian Melody” (1885) and by N. Rimsky-Korsakov in his Antar Symphony. Works: rom. Bibliography: Yu. Keldysh, ed.: Muzykal'naya entsiklopediya [Soviet Encyclopedia of Music] (Moscow, 1973)