Taneyev [Tanyéyiff] (Taneev, Taneieff, Taneiev), Sergey Ivanovich (11–13/25–1856, Vladimir; 6–6/19–1915, of a heart attack following a bout with pneumonia, Dyud'kovo, near Zvenigorod, M. distr.). Pianist, pedagogue, scientist, theorist, and comp. Son of Ivan II'ich Taneyev, a writer and a composer of vn and other works. Following study with P. Chaikovsky (harmony, orchestration, and composition), Gubert (Hubert; fugue and form), Razumovsky (history of Russian church singing), and N. Rubinshtein…