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In the beginning of the last century the big distribution to Moscow was received by choruses and the orchestras made of serf musicians and singers.

A.A.Naryshkin managing imperial theatres had Own serf singers. Among them basses were famous: Stepan Volkov, Vasily Shvedov, Nikita Miljukov, Dmitry Nizhegorodov; altos: Makar CHervin, Vasily Markov; the tenor: Nikita Solovev, Peter Shelkanov, David Semihatov, Tihon Voevodin, Feodor Petrenkov, Sparrows; boys-trebles: Feodor Vereshchastin, Andrian Petrov.

In Moscow and behind its limits the chorus of prince JU. N.Golitsyn used the Big popularity. It became professional in 40th of XIX century and went on tour across Russia.

At theatre of prince A. I.Gagarin ' representations were not, and own 4 maids sang concerts and were amused knjazhny between itself '.

Muscovites well knew a serf orchestra of the landowner and house owner P.I.Yushkov. In 1811 it has given at itself(himself) on a summer residence within three weeks in succession 18 balls, with fireworks and music in a garden. In this case neighbouring factories have ceased to work, because working all the night long spent about Yushkov's house;

igumenja Novodevichja a monastery could not consult with the nuns who instead of matins stood on monastery walls, looking on fireworks and listening to horn music. Yushkov's ball orchestra was unique; becoming to dance, visitors set motive, and on it immediately all orchestra played a waltz, a mazourka, a quadrille and everything. Known musicians Romberg, Lafon, Lvov stayed nights, not dancing, but listening to game, and were surprised to speed of improvisations of first ball violinist Ivan Grigoriev.