About Mihail Timofeevich Vysotskij
Lived 1791 – 1837 (aged 45–46). Mihail Timofeevich Vysotskij was a Russian composer, guitarist and musician.
Mikhail Timofeyevich Vysotsky (; 1791 – 28 December 1837) was a Russian composer, notable for his pieces for guitar.
Vysotsky was born in 1791 in the village of Ochakovo (currently part of Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye District in Moscow), at the estate of the author Mikhail Kheraskov. In 1813 Vysotsky moved to Moscow and lived there until his death. Vysotsky published his first compositions soon after moving to Moscow. He mainly wrote variations of Russian folk tunes, or adapted pieces of Western composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for guitar. In total, 83 of his compositions were published. In 1836, he published a textbook on performance of seven-string guitar.
Vysotsky was a friend of John Field and they occasionally performed together. His guitar students included Polezhayev and poet Apollon Grigoryev.
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Russian Composer (1791–1837)
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Mihail Timofeevich Vysotskij was born in 1791 in Moscow.
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Mihail Timofeevich Vysotskij died on 28 December 1837 in Moscow.
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Mihail Timofeevich Vysotskij was a composer, guitarist and musician.
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