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The Alexandrov Ensemble choir (established Moscow 1926) is the choir of the Alexandrov Ensemble. It has for most of its history been a male-voice choir of tenors and basses, based in Moscow and directed and conducted by Alexander V. Alexandrov from 1926 to 1946, by his son Boris A. Alexandrov from 1946 to 1987, and by various directors up to the present. It has always consisted of Soviet and then Russian Red Army personnel, and has been held to represent that army at home and abroad.〔(Homepages of the Alexandrov ensemble: see biographies of AV and BA Alexandrov. ) (Russian)〕 Since the 1990s, female army personnel have occasionally been included in the choir as sopranos.〔(For example here on Youtube, 1992 ). Youtube.com (2008-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.〕 Since 2007 boy sopranos and altos from the associated choir school have joined the choir for some of the time.〔(Russia Beyond the Headlines: Interview: Malev 2008 ). Rbth.ru (2008-12-01). Retrieved on 2011-06-22.〕 == The central importance of the choir == Before he died in 1946, Alexander Alexandrov made it clear to his son Boris that the choir was central to the Alexandrov Ensemble, and that without the choir there would be no Ensemble.〔(Ensemble-Aleksandrova: Biography of Boris Alexandrov ). Translate.google.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-22.〕 There are several possible reasons for this: * It represents the army and the people: from the start, the choir has represented not only the Red Army but also, in the early days, the Soviet Union's socialist ethos. To the audience – when the choir is 80-strong – it can sound like the voice of the masses.〔(... especially in performance of Polyushko Pole ). Youtube. Retrieved on 2011-06-22.〕 So the orchestra, soloists and dance troupe alone could not be seen to be representative in the same way. * It allows a full range of genres in performance: in the Soviet era, the Alexandrov Ensemble represented the Soviet Union's musical culture at home and abroad. Alexander Alexandrov had to compose and arrange songs in a variety of musical styles, from folk song and popular music to opera and oratorio.〔(Alexandrov Ensemble website: music genres listed on front page. ) in Russian〕 Popular music in his day (1920s–1940s) ''could'' involve a choir, but opera and oratorio ''need'' a choir or chorus, if the full range of composition, arrangement and performance is to be allowed. * It showcases the singing stars: in the Ensemble, the soloist singers are the stars who are named on recordings, as they are the only personnel to be given solos for the length of a song or act. However, without the Alexandrovs' showmanship via choral arrangement to provide a framework and showcase for these soloists, there would be no stars. A fine example of this would be the choral arrangement which complements Stanislav Frolov singing ''Song of the Dnieper'' ((ロシア語:Песня о Днепре)).〔(Дважды Краснознамённый Академический ансамбль песни и пляски Российской Армии имени А.В.Александрова ). List of songs. (in Russian) Retrieved on 2011-06-22.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexandrov Ensemble choir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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