| Freiherr Konstantin von Stackelberg | |
|---|---|
 Baron von Stackelberg in 17th century Russian court clothing during the 1903 Ball. | |
| Born | 15 June [O.S. 3] 1848 |
| Died | 30 March 1925 (aged 76) |
| Place of birth | Strelna, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Place of death | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Buried at | Narva |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1866-1917 |
| Rank |
 General of the Cavalry |
Konstantin Nikolai Freiherr[1] von Stackelberg (Russian: Константи́н Ка́рлович Шта́кельберг, tr. Konstantín Kárlovich Shtákelʹberg; 15 June [O.S. 3] 1848 – 30 March 1925) was a Baltic German composer and cavalry general in the Imperial Russian Army. Stackelberg was best known for his compositions on music about the White Army during the Russian Civil War.[citation needed] He was the head of the Imperial Music Choir from 1883 to 1917 (now the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra)[2][3] and was also involved in improving the music in the Russian Army and Navy.[citation needed]
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- ↑ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron), which is now legally a part of the last name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
- ↑ (in en) The Violin Times: A Journal for Professional and Amateur Violinists and Quartet Players. 1895. https://books.google.com/books?id=NqE5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA120-IA3&dq=Konstantin+von+Stackelberg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAsMLQv8_gAhVyUN8KHWgWD-wQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=Konstantin%20von%20Stackelberg&f=false.
- ↑ Tarr, Edward H. (2003) (in en). East Meets West: The Russian Trumpet Tradition from the Time of Peter the Great to the October Revolution, with a Lexicon of Trumpeters Active in Russia from the Seventeenth Century to the Twentieth. Pendragon Press. ISBN 9781576470282. https://books.google.com/books?id=6-hXsTRgw7IC&pg=PA100&dq=Konstantin+von+Stackelberg+music&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK6_G4wM_gAhUrTd8KHbEDDIYQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Konstantin%20von%20Stackelberg%20music&f=false.
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