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(bôrə-dēn′, bär-, bə-rə-dēn), Aleksandr Porfirevich 1833-1887.
(bôrə-dēn′, bär-, bə-rə-dēn), Aleksandr Porfirevich 1833-1887. Russian composer and chemist whose musical works were based on Russian folk themes and include the opera Prince Igor, unfinished at his death.