Joe Nichols - Aint Nobody Gonna Take That From Me

GORDON Alexander Bernhardovich (10 VIII 1867, Petersburg - 1942, Leningrad) - Sov. trumpeter, military. conductor and teacher. In 1887 he graduated from St. Petersburg. a conservatory in the class of a pipe V.V. Wurma. In 1887-89, the soloist of the symphony. Helsingfors Orchestra, in 1890-95 - the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra in Washington. In 1895-1912, the soloist (cornet-a-piston) of the ballet and the conductor of the stage. Mariinsky Theater Orchestra in St. Petersburg. In 1902-16 the bandmaster of the Life Guards of Finland, in 1916-17 - the Preobrazhensky regiments. In 1919-22, conductor of the orchestra of the Political Administration Petrogr. military man.district and teacher of the Military Muses. school. In 1895-1942 he taught in Leningra. conservatory (since 1910 professor). The largest representative of the Leningrad. School of trumpet playing, G. introduced new, progressive principles in the methodology of teaching playing the instrument. The author of the orc. plays, marches, dance. music, many instr. Op. (approx. 200 studies for trumpet and cornet-a-piston), etc.