N. I. Shishkin

Nikolai Shishkin (Kursk, 1845-1911) was a Ruska Roma guitarist and singer in the Sokolovsky Gypsy choir (Соколовский хор). After the death of choir leader Grigory Sokolov Shishkin he led the choir and inherited the role of lead sokolovskaya guitar. He was a composer and arranger of Russian songs and one of several Romani singer-composer arrangers from Kursk called Shishkin. He is not to be confused with A. I. Shishkin (А. И. Шишкин, fl.1887) composer of the romance "No, it's not you I love so fervently" (Russian «Нет, не тебя так пылко я люблю») set to the words of Lermontov. There is also a contemporary singer called Nikolai Shishkin.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1845 (Kursk), Died 1911

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-29575 10-in. 3/4/1924 Tu-sa tu-sa (Ту-са ту-са) Chaim Kotylansky Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shishkin, N. I.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106797.

Shishkin, N. I.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106797.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106797

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