CHERTKOVA, Anna Konstantinovna
Name:
CHERTKOVA, Anna Konstantinovna (1859–1927)
Musical genre:
Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth:
Russia
Country of location:
Russia
Notes:
Anna Konstantinovna Chertkova (1859–1927) was a Russian writer, folklorist, music collector, and composer. Closely associated with Leo Tolstoy and the Tolstoyan movement, she collected, transcribed, and published religious songs and hymns of Russian sectarian communities. Her important musical publications include A Collection of Songs and Hymns of Free Christians (1904–1905) and What Russian Sectarians Sing (1910–1912). She also wrote both the words and music of several songs popular among Tolstoyan communities.
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