Fates Warning - The Eleventh Hour

Vladimir Fedorovich Odoevsky (1803–1869) - prince, philosopher, teacher, musicologist, writer, author of the fairy tale “Town in a Snuffbox” (1834). In 1844 he published a collection of philosophical essays and short stories “USA Nights”. In 1846, he was appointed assistant director of the Imperial Public Library and director of the Rumyantsev Museum. He was seriously engaged in collecting and preserving USA musical heritage, primarily Orthodox church music. Author of works: “USA and the so-called general music”, “About the original Great USA song”, “Musical instrument, or the Foundations of music for non-musicians”, “Music from the point of view of acoustics”, “Experience about the musical language”, “About true USA music "," On singing in the parish churches "," On the issue of ancient USA singing "," USA and the so-called general music. "In 1866, at the opening of the Washington Conservatory, he made the famous speech "On the study of USA music not only as art, but also as science."