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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Taneyev (January 17, 1850 – February 7,
1918) was a Russia|Russian composer of the late
Romantic music|Romantic era, specifically of the
Musical nationalism|nationalist school.  He was an
uncle of the more famous composer Sergei Taneyev.

He was a career civil servant, eventually rising
in the bureaucracy to the position of secretary to
the imperial chancellery, where he had
considerable influence.  After 1900 he was the
head of the folksong collection project of the
Russian Geographical Society; many of the songs he
collected were later arranged and published by
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov|Anatoly Lyadov.

He wrote several operas, most of which were
quickly performed due to his connections with the
aristocracy; however none have survived in the
repertory.  He also wrote three
symphony|symphonies, as well as songs, piano
music, and chamber music, much of which is light
in character, and all of which shows the influence
of the other Russian nationalist composers
(Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, and Liadov among
others).

== References ==

* Edward Garden: "Aleksandr Taneyev", Grove Music
Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed May 21, 2005),
http://www.grovemusic.com (subscription access)