Ral', Fyodor Aleksandrovich
(1802–1848)
Ral' [Ral], Fyodor Aleksandrovich (1802, P.; 7–4–1848, same). Kapellmeister and comp. Studied pf with Field and Mayer. From 1839 was a civil servant and kapellmeister of the Imperial Theaters. Also was involved in the 1842 premiere of Ruslan and Lyudmila by his friend Glinka . Works: ballets; divertissements; stage music. Bibliography: Yu. Keldysh, ed.: Muzykal'naya entsiklopediya [Soviet Encyclopedia of Music] (Moscow, 1973)