Grigory Nikolaevich Teplov
Grigori Nikolajewitsch Teplov ( Russian Григорий Николаевич Теплов , scientific transliteration Grigorij Nikolaevič Teplov , * November 20 July / December 1, 1717 greg. In Pskow ; † March 30 July / April 10, 1779 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian civil servant, writer , philosopher and composer .
Life
Teplow was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and secretary to Tsarina Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg . He acted as a negotiator for the Russian-English economic agreement of 1766 and wrote numerous memoranda on the liberalization of trade. In addition, he had a sound musical education and also worked publicly as a singer , harpsichordist and conductor .
In 1759 he published a collection of three-part songs that were published several times. The compositions are largely free of national-Russian influences and are based on Western European works by his contemporaries.
Web links
- Biography on hrono.ru (Russian)
- Biography music lexicon (Russian)
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| SURNAME | Teplow, Grigory Nikolaevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Теплов, Григорий Николаевич (Russian); Teplov, Grigorij Nikolaevič (scientific transliteration) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pskov |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1779 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |