Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov is best known for composing which choral work?
Pavel Chesnokov Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Павел Григорьевич Чесноков) (24 October 1877, Voskresensk, Zvenigorod uyezd, Moscow Governorate – 14 March 1944, Moscow), also transliterated "Tschesnokoff", "Tchesnokov", "Tchesnokoff", and "Chesnokoff", was an Imperial Russian and Soviet composer, choral conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred choral works, over four hundred of which are sacred. Today, he is most known for his piece "Salvation is Created" as well as works such as "Do Not Reject Me in Old Age" (solo for basso profondo) and movements from various settings of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.
Ancient Voices of Children Ancient Voices of Children is a composition by the American composer George Crumb. Written in 1970, the work is scored for soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players), and was commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation. "Ancient Voices of Children" is subtitled “A Cycle of Songs on Texts by Federico García Lorca.” The piece was premiered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C, on October 31, 1970, as part of the Coolidge Foundation's 14th Festival of Chamber Music. The initial performers of the "Ancient Voices of Children" are the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, which featured Gilbert Kalish (piano), Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano), and Michael Dash (boy soprano).