Alexander Davidenko

Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko (Russian: Александр Александрович Давиденко; 13 April 1899 – 1 May 1934) was a Soviet composer.

In 1925, Davidenko took part in an expedition to Chechnya, where he recorded about 100 songs and dances; He arranged 30 of them for piano (1926) and also used this material later.

In 1925 he set to music the poem On the Back of Tired Horses Red Regiment by Nikolai Aseev, which achieved a certain level of popularity.

The group also included young composers such as Aram Khachaturian and Dmitry Kabalevsky.

A memorial plaque was erected for Davidenko on Arbat Street, building 51, where the composer lived.

Grave of Alexander Davidenko at the Novodevichy Cemetery