Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (January 20, 1899 – September 29, 1977) was a Russian composer, and pianist. His father, Nikolay Tcherepnin and his son, Ivan Tcherepnin were also composers. His mother, nee Benois, was a niece of Alexandre Benois. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (May 4, 1870, St Petersburg - February 9, 1960, Paris) was probably the most important member of the artistic Benois family. ...

His early works were fairly original and some of his pieces had enduring popularity. His output includes four symphonies, six piano concertos, and a large amount of solo piano music. His first symphony is remarkable for including the first symphonic movement ever written completely for unpitched percussion. Like Messiaen, Tcherepnin invented his own harmonic language. A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ... A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... Olivier Messiaen (IPA: or ; December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. ...

He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. After the Russian revolution, he defected and lived in France and the United States. He visited the Far East between 1934 and 1937. He promoted composers in Japan (Akira Ifukube and others) and China. He married a Chinese pianist, Lee Hsien Ming while in China. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a political movement in Russia that climaxed in 1917 with the overthrow of the Provisional Government that had replaced the Russian Tsar system, and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its collapse in 1991. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, born 31 May 1914) is a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies. ...

During World War II, he lived in France. In 1948, he went to the United States, and in 1958, he acquired United States citizenship. He died in Paris. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

External Link

• Biography of Alexander Tcherepnin - The Tcherepnin Society