July Nikolayevich Melgunov

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Julius von Melgunow

July Nikolayevich Melgunow ( Russian Юлий Николаевич Мельгунов , scientific. Transliteration Julij Nikolaevič Mel'gunov even Julius von Melgunow ; born August 30, jul. / 11. September  1846 greg. In Kostroma , Russian Empire , died on March 19 jul . / March 31,  1893 greg. In Moscow ) was a Russian pianist, folklorist and music theorist.

life and work

Melgunow came from an old noble family. He was a student of A. Dreyschock (piano) and H. Laroche ( Герман Августович Ларош ; theory) in Saint Petersburg . He studied piano with Adolph von Henselt and Nikolai Rubinstein and rhythmic theory with Rudolf Westphal in Moscow . One result of these studies was the publication of a collection of Bach - joints after Westphal method. In the area of ​​harmony, Melgunow joined the harmonic dualism introduced by Arthur von Oettingen .

Melgunov's activity in collecting and researching Russian folk songs is of historical importance. In the collection "Russian folk songs, written directly from the voices of the people and published with explanations" "Русские народные песни непосредственно с голосов народа народа зиаписаннене ида Foreword) the Russian peasant polyphony was modeled for the first time. With his foreword and in a modified version, he also published a folklore collection entitled “Songs of the Vologda Governorate, collected by M. Kuklin” “Напевы Вологодской губернии, собранные М. Куклиным »(1st edition, 1890). According to Melgunov, a true view of the rhythm of Russian folk songs can only be obtained by studying the text along with the melody .

Fonts

  • О ритме и гармонии русских народных песен (1884) // Труды музыкально-этнографической комиссии. Т. 1. М., 1906, pp. 361-399.
  • Записка о церковной музыке, читанная <…> в мае 1883 года // Труды музыкально-этнографичиской комиссической комиссической. Т. 1. М., 1906, pp. 403-407.
  • Русские народные песни непосредственно с голосов народа записанные и с объяснениями изданные. Вып.1. М .: Типография Э. Лисснера и Ю. Романа, 1879. – 131 pp.
  • Русские народные песни непосредственно с голосов народа записанные и с объяснениями изданные. Вып.2. СПб., 1885.
  • JS Bach: Seven fugues for piano. First rhythmic edition, v. R. Westphal et al. J. Melgunow. [sl], 1878.
  • JS Bach: Ten Fugues for Piano. Second rhythmic edition, v. R. Westphal et al. J. Melgunow. [sl], 1897.
  • Элементарный учебник музыкальной ритмики // Труды Музыкально-этнографической комиссии, т. 3. M., 1907.

literature

  • James Bailey, Mikhail Lobanov: A Collection of Translations of Russian Folk Songs: EE Lineva's Visit to America (1892-1896). In: SEEFA Journal. 1999, volume. IV, No. 1 ( journals.ku.edu ).
  • Iu. N. Melgunov: Russkie pesni neposredstvenno golosov naroda zapisannye I s obiasneniiami [Russian songs transcribed directly from the voices of the people and with explanations], vyp.I, Moscow, 1879, vyp. 2, St Petersburg. 1885.
  • Melgunow, Julius von . In: Arvid Ahnfelt (Hrsg.): Europe's constituent: alfabetiskt ordade biografier öfver vårt århundrades förnämsta artister . Oskar L. Lamms Förlag, Stockholm 1887, p. 363 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Wikisource: ЭСБЕ / Мельгунов, Юлий Николаевич  - sources and full texts (Russian)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ СБОРНИК МЕЛЬГУНОВА (ЭСБЕ, "Русская песня", Сергей Гаврилович Рыбаков [S. Rybakov]).
  2. ↑ О ритме и гармонии русских народных песен // Труды музыкально-этнографической комиссии. [On the Rhythm and Harmony of Russian Folk Songs // Works by the Musical and Ethnographic Commission] Т. 1. М., 1906, p. 379.
personal data
SURNAME Melgunov, July Nikolayevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES von Melgunow, Julius; Melgunov, Julij Nikolayevich; Melgunow, Yuly; Мельгунов, Юлий Николаевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian pianist, folklorist and music theorist
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Kostroma Governorate , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1893
Place of death Moscow