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'''Dmytro Stepanovich Bortniansky''' (] - ]) was a ]-] composer. He was born in ] on October 28, ]. At the age of seven he was sent to sing with the ] Choir in ], then the capital of the ]. While in St. Petersburg he studied under Italian master ], who was the director of the Imperial Chapel Choir from 1765 – 1768. In 1769, Bortniansky followed Galuppi to ] to work in ]. | ||
| Bortniansky returned to St. Petersburg in 1779 and in 1796 was the first native born musician to be appointed Director of the Imperial Chapel Choir. | Bortniansky returned to St. Petersburg in 1779 and in 1796 was the first native born musician to be appointed Director of the Imperial Chapel Choir. | ||
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Dmytro Stepanovich Bortniansky (1751 - 1825) was a Ukrainian-Russian composer. He was born in Hlukhiv, Ukraine on October 28, 1751. At the age of seven he was sent to sing with the Imperial Chapel Choir in St. Petersburg, then the capital of the Russian Empire. While in St. Petersburg he studied under Italian master Baldassare Galuppi, who was the director of the Imperial Chapel Choir from 1765 – 1768. In 1769, Bortniansky followed Galuppi to Italy to work in opera.
Bortniansky returned to St. Petersburg in 1779 and in 1796 was the first native born musician to be appointed Director of the Imperial Chapel Choir.
Bortniansky spoke Ukrainian, Russian, Italian, French, and German. He composed mainly liturgical music for the Russian Orthodox Church, combining the styles of Eastern and Western European sacred music. In 1882, Tchaikovsky edited the liturgical works of Bortniansky, which was published in ten volumes.
Dmytro Bortniansky died in St. Petersburg on October 10, 1825 and is interred at St. Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg.