Konstantin von Stackelberg

Freiherr

Konstantin von Stackelberg
Baron von Stackelberg in 17th century Russian court clothing during the 1903 Ball.
Born15 June [O.S. 3] 1848
Strelna, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died30 March 1925(1925-03-30) (aged 76)
Tallinn, Estonia
Buried
Narva
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branch Imperial Russian Army
Years of service1866-1917
Rank General of the Cavalry
Children2 children

Konstantin Nikolai Freiherr[1] von Stackelberg (Russian: Константи́н Ка́рлович Шта́кельберг, tr. Konstantín Kárlovich Shtákelʹberg; 15 June [O.S. 3] 1848 – 30 March 1925) was a Baltic German composer and cavalry general in the Imperial Russian Army. Stackelberg was best known for his compositions on music about the White Army during the Russian Civil War.[citation needed] He was the head of the Imperial Music Choir from 1883 to 1917 (now the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra)[2][3] and was also involved in improving the music in the Russian Army and Navy.[citation needed]

He was awarded Order of Prince Danilo I, Order of the Cross of Takovo and a number of other decorations.[4]

References

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
  2. ^ The Violin Times: A Journal for Professional and Amateur Violinists and Quartet Players. 1895.
  3. ^ Tarr, Edward H. (2003). East Meets West: The Russian Trumpet Tradition from the Time of Peter the Great to the October Revolution, with a Lexicon of Trumpeters Active in Russia from the Seventeenth Century to the Twentieth. Pendragon Press. ISBN 9781576470282.
  4. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 628.