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<h2>Dmitri Stepanovich Bortniansky</h2>
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<h2>1751-1825</h2>
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<center><b>Hymns Supplied Through the Gracious Generosity<br>of the </b><a href="http://www.hymntime.com/tch/" target = "_blank"><b>Cyber Hymnal Website</b></a><br><br><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/cyberhymnal_info.html" target = "_blank">Information about Cyber Hymnal Website</a></center>
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<td><em>Born:</em> October 28, 1752, Glukhov, Ukraine.<p><em>Died:</em> October 10, 1825, St. Petersburg, Russia.</p><p><em>Buried:</em> St. Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russia.</p></td>
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<td><img src="./hymns/hymns_img/img_b_o_bortniansky_d.gif" alt="Dmitri Stepanovich Bortniansky (1751-1825)" width="133.333333333333" height="185.333333333333"></td>
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<p class=just>Bortniansky’s musical career began in the church choir. As a young man, he studied with Baldassare Galuppi (<em>il Buranello</em>) in St. Petersburg. In 1769, Bortniansky followed Galuppi to Italy (with the help of a stipend from Russian Empress Catherine) to work in opera. His productions included <em>Creonte</em> (1776), <em>Alcide</em> (1778), and <em>Quinto Fabio</em> (1778). After returning to Russia, he became master of the court choir in St. Petersburg. In 1796, he was appointed director of the czar’s court chapel and a councilor of state. In addition to his other duties, he composed liturgical music, and wrote operas with French texts: <em>La fête du seigneur</em> (1786), <em>Le faucon</em> (1786), and <em>Le fils-rival</em> (1787). After his death, his work spread to Prussia/Germany, where his music appeared in <em>Altpreußische Agende</em> (Old Prussian Agenda) in 1829. His tune “St. Petersburg/Wells” is a traditional closing piece for the <em>Großer Zapfenstreich</em> (ceremonial tattoo) in German military music.</p>
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<p><em>Music:</em></p>
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<li><a href = "./hymns/hymns_html/htm_t_h_o_thohdscr.html" >St. Petersburg</a>, <a href = "./hymns/hymns_html/htm_f_r_fromthec.html" >Wells</a> (different arrangements of the same melody)</li>
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