Viktor Arkadyevich Bely
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Viktor Arkadyevich Bely, also Viktor Aronovich Bely, ' onMouseout='HidePop("13164")' href="/topics/Berdychiv">Berdychiv
– 1983) was a Russian composer
and social activist. In 1929 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory
and later taught on the faculty of that school from 1935–1948. In 1939 he became a member of the All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)
. He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1952 and was named an honored artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
in 1956. In 1980 he was endowed with the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR
.
Piano
Berdychiv
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– 1983) was a Russian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and social activist. In 1929 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
and later taught on the faculty of that school from 1935–1948. In 1939 he became a member of the All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
. He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1952 and was named an honored artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
in 1956. In 1980 he was endowed with the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
.
Selected works
Chamber music- Poème (Поэма) for viola and piano (1921)
- Sonata for violin and piano (1953)
Piano
- Variations (Вариации) (1921)
- Piano Sonata No. 1 (1923)
- 2 Fugues (2 фуги) (1925)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 (1926)
- Lyrical Sonatina (Лирическая сонатина) (1928)
- 3 Miniatures on BashkortostanBashkortostanThe Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...
i Themes (3 миниатюры на башк. темы) (1939) - Piano Sonata No. 3 (1941)
- Piano Sonata No. 4 (1946)
- 16 Preludes on Soviet Melodies (16 прелюдий на мелодии народов СССР) (1947)
- 5 Pieces on BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
sian Folk Themes (5 пьес на белорусских народные темы) (1950) - 4 Pieces on TajikistanTajikistanTajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
i Themes (4 пьесы на таджикистана темы) (1955) - 10 Pieces for Children (10 детских пьес) (1967)