ABSTRACT
ARENSKY, Anton Stepanovich, Russian composer, was born in Novgorod on July 12, 1861 and died in Terijoki, Finland on February 25, 1906. Arensky studied with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and was appointed professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Moscow Conservatory in 1882. In 1895 he was appointed conductor of the Imperial Chapel choir. Arensky contracted tuberculosis and spent his last years in a Finnish sanatorium. He composed three operas, two symphonies, a piano concerto, a violin concerto, a well known piano trio, songs, and other instrumental works. He published two books concerning music theory: Manual of Harmony and Handbook of Musical Forms. Arensky's style is considered very much akin to the style ofTchaikovsky.
