Stepan Ivanovich Davydov (russian: Степа́н Ива́нович Давы́дов, uk, Степа́н Іва́нович Давидів born: January 12
S January 11777 – died: May 21
S May 91825
Moscow
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) was an
Imperial Russian
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composer and singer. He was born in
Chernihiv
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in the Russian Empire (present-day
Ukraine
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).
Biography
When the principal choirboy of the Imperial Court
Capella
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, he drew the attention of the Empress
Catherine II
, en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes
, house =
, father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
, mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
, birth_date =
, birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anha ...
, who consigned him to the care of the Italian composer
Giuseppe Sarti
Giuseppe Sarti (also Sardi; baptised 1 December 1729 – 28 July 1802) was an Italian opera composer.
Biography
He was born at Faenza. His date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 1 December 1729. Some earlier sources say he was born o ...
(1729–1802).
Davydov wrote and published a complete four-part liturgy and 13 Spiritual Choral Concerti, three of which were written for a double chorus. In the field of secular music Davydov participated in the composing of opera tetralogy ''
Mermaid
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Mermaids are sometimes asso ...
'' (together with
Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand August Kauer (18 January 1751 – 13 April 1831) was an Austrians, Austrian composer and pianist.
Biography
Kauer was born in Klein-Thaya (today Dyjákovičky) near Znojmo in South Moravian Region, South Moravia). He studied in Znojmo, T ...
and
Catterino Cavos
Catterino Albertovich Cavos (: Catarino Camillo Cavos; russian: Катери́но Альбе́ртович Ка́вос) (October 30, 1775 – May 10 ( OS April 28), 1840), born Catarino Camillo Cavos, was an Italian composer, organist and con ...
, 1803–1807, providing the additional music for the 1st, 3rd and 4th parts). He also wrote 10
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
s, various
divertissement ''Divertissement'' (from the French 'diversion' or 'amusement') is used, in a similar sense to the Italian 'divertimento', for a light piece of music for a small group of players, however the French term has additional meanings.
During the 17th and ...
s, a series of choruses to the tragedy ''Amboar and Aurungzeb'' (1814), a concert overture and numerous other works.
He held the post of the
Kapellmeister
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
of the Imperial Theatres in
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
(1806–1810). From 1810 he taught at the Theatrical School in
Moscow
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.
Operas
*''Dneprovskaja rusalka'' (''Днепровская русалка –
A Mermaid of the Dnepr'', Russian libretto by Nikolai Krasnopolsky after
, '' Das Donauweibchen''), opera in three acts, November 7
S 26 October1803,
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre (The Big Stone Theatre of Saint Petersburg, russian: Большой Каменный Театр) was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.
It was built in 1783 to Antonio Rinaldi's Neoclassical ...
with Music by
Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand August Kauer (18 January 1751 – 13 April 1831) was an Austrians, Austrian composer and pianist.
Biography
Kauer was born in Klein-Thaya (today Dyjákovičky) near Znojmo in South Moravian Region, South Moravia). He studied in Znojmo, T ...
and the additional three numbers composed by Davydov.
*''Lesta, dneprovskaja rusalka'' (''Леста, днепровская русалка –
Lesta, a Mermaid of the Dnepr'', comic opera in three acts, November 6
S October 25 1805,
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre (The Big Stone Theatre of Saint Petersburg, russian: Большой Каменный Театр) was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.
It was built in 1783 to Antonio Rinaldi's Neoclassical ...
).
*''Rusalka'' (''Русалка –
A Mermaid'', libretto by Prince
Alexander Shakhovskoy
Prince Alexander Alexandrovich Shakhovskoy (russian: link=no, Александр Александрович Шаховской; 5 May 1777, in Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire – 3 February 1846, in Moscow, Russian Empire) was a Russian pla ...
comic
fairy opera in 3 acts, September 22
S September 10 St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre (The Big Stone Theatre of Saint Petersburg, russian: Большой Каменный Театр) was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.
It was built in 1783 to Antonio Rinaldi's Neoclassical ...
) music by Davydov,
Catterino Cavos
Catterino Albertovich Cavos (: Catarino Camillo Cavos; russian: Катери́но Альбе́ртович Ка́вос) (October 30, 1775 – May 10 ( OS April 28), 1840), born Catarino Camillo Cavos, was an Italian composer, organist and con ...
and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...
.
*''Lukashka, ili Svjatochnyj vecher'' (Лукашка или Святочный вечер – Lukashka or Christmas Eve), comic opera in one act (January 26
S January 14 1816,
Moscow
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).
Ballets
*''Uvenchaannaya blagost’'' (Увенчанная благость - The Crowned Goodness, November 6
ctober 251801,
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Hermitage)
*''Torzhestvo blagodarnosti'' (Жертвоприношение благодарности - September 11
S August 301802,
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre (The Big Stone Theatre of Saint Petersburg, russian: Большой Каменный Театр) was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.
It was built in 1783 to Antonio Rinaldi's Neoclassical ...
)
*''Graf Kastelli, ili Prestupnyi brat'' (Music by Davydov,
Giuseppe Sarti
Giuseppe Sarti (also Sardi; baptised 1 December 1729 – 28 July 1802) was an Italian opera composer.
Biography
He was born at Faenza. His date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 1 December 1729. Some earlier sources say he was born o ...
and
Vicente Martín y Soler
Anastasio Martín Ignacio Vicente Tadeo Francisco Pellegrin Martín y Soler (2 May 175430 January or 10 February 1806) was a Spanish composer of opera and ballet. Although relatively obscure now, in his own day he was compared favorably with his ...
, October 12
S September 301804,
St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
)
*''Przadnik žatvy'' (May 9
pril 271823
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
)
Bibliography
*
шаков В. Русский театр. Днепровская русалка..., "Московский телеграф", 1829, .No 23;
*Рабинович А. С., Русская опера до Глинки, М., 1948;
*Грачев П. В., С. И. Давыдов, в кн.: Очерки по истории русской музыки. 1790–1825, Л., 1956.
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