Altzibushev, Nikolai

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Altzibushev, Nikolai

Altzibushev, Nikolai, Russian composer; b. Tsarskoe- Selo, March 7, 1858; d. Paris, April 15, 1937. He was a student of Rimsky-Korsakov and Soloviev. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he went to Paris. He wrote a Valse fantasia for Orch., piano pieces, and songs, and also contributed variations to the collaborative Variations on a Russian Theme for String Quartet.

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