Nikolay Nikolayevich Kedrov Sr. (Russian: Николай Николаевич Кедров; 28 October 1871 – 2 February 1940) was a Russian composer of liturgical music. His setting of Otche Nash (The Lord's Prayer) is one of the best-known in the repertoire.Kedrov was born in Saint Petersburg, in the Russian Empire, into the family of a Russian Orthodox archpriest. His wife was Sofia Gladkaya (Kedrova; ru: Софья Николаевна Гладкая; 1875–1965), a singer at the Mariinsky Theatre. His daughter was actress Lila Kedrova, and his son was Nikolay Kedrov Jr.

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