Alternative Names/Transliterations: Александр Гаврилович Тиняков, Aleksandr Gavrilovič Tinjakov, Aleksandr Gavrilovich Tiniakov, Alexander Gavrilovich Tinyakov, Alexandre Tiniakow, Alexandre Tiniakoff
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Name in Other Languages: Александр Иванович Тиняков, Aleksandr Tiniakov, Aleksandr Ivanovič Tinjakov
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Aliases: Тиняков, Тиняков Александр Иванович, Александр Тиняков, Тиняков, Александр
Aleksandr Gavrilovich Tiniakov was initially a pupil of the Imperial Court Chapel in St. Petersburg during the period when Mily Balakirev served as its director, and later became a composer. He participated in Balakirev’s musical gatherings in the 1900s. Although Balakirev suggested in one of his letters to P. Jurgenson that Tiniakov’s waltz - most likely Valse mélancolique, Op. 2 - be published, this never occurred. His piano works, including Opuses 1–8, were ultimately issued by the firm of J. Zimmermann between 1900 and 1914.
