Sidel'nikov, Nikolay Nikolayevich
(*1930)
Sidel'nikov [Seedyélneekuhff], Nikolay Nikolayevich (6–5–1930, Tver [now Kalinin]). Studied with A. N. Aleksandrov , A. Khachaturyan , and Messner at the M. Cons., then did post-grad. work with Shaporin (1957–61). Joined the faculty of the M. Cons. in 1962. Among his pupils were Artyomov, V. Martynov , Pavlenko, and D. Smirnov . Sidel'nikov is one of the more inventive Soviet composers of his generation. He is particularly attracted to stage music and to texts in a variety of languages, incl…