Shtakel'berg, Konstantin Karlovich
(1848–1925)
Shtakel'berg [Shtákilbirk], Konstantin Karlovich (6–15–1848, Strelna, near P.; 3–30–1925, Tallinn). Military figure and comp. Held orchestral positions and was in charge of the court band. Establ. a museum of musical instruments in the Hermitage. Retired in 1917 and settled in Estonia. His comp. were published under the alias CEESTE. Bibliography: Yu. Keldysh, ed.: Muzykal'naya entsiklopediya [Soviet Encyclopedia of Music] (Moscow, 1973)