Mel'gunov, Yuly Nikolayevich
(1846–1893)
Mel'gunov [Milgunóff] (Melgounoff), Yuly Nikolayevich (8–30/9–11–1846, Vetluga [now Gorky distr.]; 3–19/31–1893, M.). Pianist, theorist, and folklorist. Studied pf with Henselt, Dreyschock , and N. Rubinshtein and acoustics and church music with Arnol'd. Concertized (from 1864) and cond. research on rhythm in music. Was most important as a collector of folk songs. He opposed the notating of folk music in the conventional manner (because of the quarter-tone inflections that were lost with equal…