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	Choirmaster and Russian church music historian (b. 8/20 ~~August~~ 1848 in [[Kazan]]; d. 20 July/2 August 1909 in Vasilsursk~~, near [[Kazan]]~~), born '''''Stepan Vasilyevich Smolensky''''' (Степан Васильевич Смоленский).		Choirmaster and Russian church music historian (b. 8/20 October 1848 in [[Kazan]]; d. 20 July/2 August 1909 in Vasilsursk), born '''''Stepan Vasilyevich Smolensky''''' (Степан Васильевич Смоленский).

	After graduating from the law and philology departments at [[Kazan]] University, Smolensky then taught at the city's teacher seminary. In 1889, he moved to [[Moscow]] to take up the post of director of the Synodal School (which trained choristers for the Russian Orthodox church services and was also a boarding-school for those pupils who enrolled at the age of 7 or 8), as well as becoming a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. The Synodal Choir was reputed to be one of the best in the world, and although at its public appearances (mostly in the Cathedral of the Dormition) it was only permitted to sing Russian Orthodox sacred music, the choir did study non-Orthodox works, too (including the masses of Palestrina and [[Mozart]]), but could only perform these at private concerts. Quite often when Tchaikovsky happened to be in [[Moscow]], Smolensky would organize such concerts for him <ref name="note1"/>. From 1901 to 1903 Smolensky directed the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].		After graduating from the law and philology departments at [[Kazan]] University, Smolensky then taught at the city's teacher seminary. In 1889, he moved to [[Moscow]] to take up the post of director of the Synodal School (which trained choristers for the Russian Orthodox church services and was also a boarding-school for those pupils who enrolled at the age of 7 or 8), as well as becoming a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. The Synodal Choir was reputed to be one of the best in the world, and although at its public appearances (mostly in the Cathedral of the Dormition) it was only permitted to sing Russian Orthodox sacred music, the choir did study non-Orthodox works, too (including the masses of Palestrina and [[Mozart]]), but could only perform these at private concerts. Quite often when Tchaikovsky happened to be in [[Moscow]], Smolensky would organize such concerts for him <ref name="note1"/>. From 1901 to 1903 Smolensky directed the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].
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	* '''[[Letter 4913a]]''' – 11/23 April 1893, from [[Klin]]		* '''[[Letter 4913a]]''' – 11/23 April 1893, from [[Klin]]

	4 letters from Smolensky to the composer, dating from 1892 and 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].		4 letters from Smolensky to the composer, dating from 1892 and 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup\|4}}, Nos. 4051–4054).

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* {{bib\|1959/27}} (1959)		* {{bib\|1959/27}} (1959)
	* {{bib\|2003/78}} (2003)		* {{bib\|2003/78}} (2003)

			==External Links==
			* [[wikipedia:Stepan_Smolensky\|Wikipedia]]
			* {{viaf\|19721110}}

	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
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	* '''[[Letter 4913a]]''' – 11/23 April 1893, from [[Klin]]		* '''[[Letter 4913a]]''' – 11/23 April 1893, from [[Klin]]

	4 letters from Smolensky to the composer, dating from 1892 and 1893, are preserved in the [[Klin]] ~~House-Museum Archive~~.		4 letters from Smolensky to the composer, dating from 1892 and 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	{{picture\|file=Stepan Smolensky.jpg\|caption='''Stepan Smolensky''' (1848-1909)}}		{{picture\|file=Stepan Smolensky.jpg\|caption='''Stepan Smolensky''' (1848-1909)}}
	Choirmaster, and Russian church music historian (b. 8/20 August 1848 in [[Kazan]]; d. 20 July/2 August 1909 in Vasilsursk, near [[Kazan]]), born '''''Stepan Vasilyevich Smolensky''''' (Степан Васильевич Смоленский).		Choirmaster and Russian church music historian (b. 8/20 August 1848 in [[Kazan]]; d. 20 July/2 August 1909 in Vasilsursk, near [[Kazan]]), born '''''Stepan Vasilyevich Smolensky''''' (Степан Васильевич Смоленский).

	After graduating from the law and philology departments at [[Kazan]] University, Smolensky then taught at the city's teacher seminary. In 1889 he moved to [[Moscow]] to take up the post of director of the Synodal School (which trained choristers for the Russian Orthodox church services and was also a boarding-school for those pupils who enrolled at the age of 7 or 8), as well as becoming a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. The Synodal Choir was reputed to be one of the best in the world, and although at its public appearances (mostly in the Cathedral of the Dormition) it was only permitted to sing Russian Orthodox sacred music, the choir did study non-Orthodox works, too (including the masses of Palestrina and [[Mozart]]), but could only perform these at private concerts. Quite often when Tchaikovsky happened to be in [[Moscow]], Smolensky would organize such concerts for him <ref name="note1"/>. From 1901 to 1903 Smolensky directed the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].		After graduating from the law and philology departments at [[Kazan]] University, Smolensky then taught at the city's teacher seminary. In 1889, he moved to [[Moscow]] to take up the post of director of the Synodal School (which trained choristers for the Russian Orthodox church services and was also a boarding-school for those pupils who enrolled at the age of 7 or 8), as well as becoming a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. The Synodal Choir was reputed to be one of the best in the world, and although at its public appearances (mostly in the Cathedral of the Dormition) it was only permitted to sing Russian Orthodox sacred music, the choir did study non-Orthodox works, too (including the masses of Palestrina and [[Mozart]]), but could only perform these at private concerts. Quite often when Tchaikovsky happened to be in [[Moscow]], Smolensky would organize such concerts for him <ref name="note1"/>. From 1901 to 1903 Smolensky directed the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].

	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

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{{picture|file=Stepan Smolensky.jpg|caption='''Stepan Smolensky''' (1848-1909)}}
Choirmaster, and Russian church music historian (b. 8/20 August 1848 in [[Kazan]]; d. 20 July/2 August 1909 in Vasilsursk, near [[Kazan]]), born '''''Stepan Vasilyevich Smolensky''''' (Степан Васильевич Смоленский).

After graduating from the law and philology departments at [[Kazan]] University, Smolensky then taught at the city's teacher seminary. In 1889 he moved to [[Moscow]] to take up the post of director of the Synodal School (which trained choristers for the Russian Orthodox church services and was also a boarding-school for those pupils who enrolled at the age of 7 or 8), as well as becoming a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. The Synodal Choir was reputed to be one of the best in the world, and although at its public appearances (mostly in the Cathedral of the Dormition) it was only permitted to sing Russian Orthodox sacred music, the choir did study non-Orthodox works, too (including the masses of Palestrina and [[Mozart]]), but could only perform these at private concerts. Quite often when Tchaikovsky happened to be in [[Moscow]], Smolensky would organize such concerts for him <ref name="note1"/>. From 1901 to 1903 Smolensky directed the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].

==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
4 letters from Tchaikovsky to Stepan Smolensky have survived, dating from 1892 and 1893, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 4763]]''' – 1/13 September 1892, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4887]]''' – 8/20 March 1893, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4911]]''' – 5/17 April 1893, from [[Klin]]
* '''[[Letter 4913a]]''' – 11/23 April 1893, from [[Klin]]

4 letters from Smolensky to the composer, dating from 1892 and 1893, are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.

==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1959/27}} (1959)
* {{bib|2003/78}} (2003)

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">See the memoirs by the pianist and teacher Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875–1961), who was then a student at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory, in {{bib|1980/24|Воспоминания о П. И. Чайковском}} (1980), p. 314–315. A shorter extract is also included in {{bib|1993/33|Tchaikovsky Remembered}} (1993), p. 169.</ref>
</references>

[[Category:People|Smolensky, Stepan]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Smolensky, Stepan]]
[[Category:Conductors|Smolensky, Stepan]]
[[Category:Writers|Smolensky, Stepan]]