Taneyev, Aleksandr Sergeyevich
(1850–1918)
Taneyev [Tanyéyiff] (Taneev, Taneieff, Taneiev), Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1–5/17–1850, P.; 2–7–1918, same). A relative of S. I. Taneyev, his mother was a pupil of Henselt. Studied comp. with F. Reichel in Dresden and later with N. Rimsky-Korsakov in P. Also received advice from his friends Balakirev, Glinka , and Musorgsky. Held civil service positions and, from 1900, headed the song commission of the Russian Geographic Soc. Was involved in the publication of a collection of Fifty Songs of the…