Vasilii Sarenko
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Vasilii Stepanovich Sarenko (1814–1881) was a Russia
n guitarist
and composer
.
Sarenko was born in Voronezh
. He played and wrote music for the Russian seven-string (semistrunnaia) guitar
, much of which has now been published. Leif Christensen
recorded a selection of Sarenko's music on a seven-string guitar for the Paula label in the 1980s.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n guitarist
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Sarenko was born in Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
. He played and wrote music for the Russian seven-string (semistrunnaia) guitar
Seven-string guitar
A seven-string guitar is a guitar with seven strings instead of the usual six. Some types of seven-string guitars are specific to certain cultures . The standard 7-string guitar tuning is BEADGbe...
, much of which has now been published. Leif Christensen
Leif Christensen
Leif Christensen was a Danish classical guitarist.Christensen was born in Århus, Denmark, where he studied theory and history of music at the University of Århus and guitar at the Royal Academy of Music. He then studied with Konrad Ragossnig at the Basel Music Academy, after which he returned to...
recorded a selection of Sarenko's music on a seven-string guitar for the Paula label in the 1980s.