Alexander Abramsky

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Alexander Abramsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Савва́тьевич Абра́мский; 22 January 1898 in Lutsk – 29 August 1985 in Moscow) was a Soviet composer.[1] He was known for his adaptation of folk music within his compositions.

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Abramsky was born on January 10 (22), 1898 in the city of Lutsk. His father, Savvaty Vasilyevich (Shevel Volfovich) Abramsky (1859 -?), was a Jewish hospital doctor, and was married to Anna Fedorovna Burdo who had two sons, Mikhail and Alexander.[2] By all accounts, Abramsky's relationship with his father was warm and congenial.[2]

He became a teacher at the Union of Composers of the USSR in 1951, teaching compositional skills to young composers.[3]

Compositions

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Orchestral

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  • Three symphonies[2]
  • Concerto for large symphony orchestra

Opera

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  • "The Vicious Circle" (based on the plot of A. Chekhov, libretto by Abramsky)

Musical

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  • “Lyali Khan and Anar Khan” (libretto by J. Asimov)

Songs

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  • "Who, Waves, Stopped You"? (Based on text A. Pushkin)[4]

Cantata

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  • “Breath of the Earth” (poems by V. Khlebnikov)
  • “The stacks are burning” (poems by E. Verhaeren, translated by V. Bryusov)
  • “Juno’s Lover” (poems by V. Khlebnikov)

Oratorio

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  • “Man Walks” (text by V. Kuznetsov and V. .Semernin)
  • “Round Dances” (text by V. Kuznetsov and V. Semernin)

Instrumental

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  • “Five Compressed Messages” for strings and piano

Piano

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  • "Sonata laconique" (“Brief Sketch”)
  • “Pasionaria” (“Pasionary”)
  • "Spanish Rhapsody"

Writings

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References

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  1. ^ Classical Composer Database
  2. ^ a b c "Галина Волотова БЛИЗКИЙ И НЕИЗВЕСТНЫЙ ХХ ВЕК: АЛЕКСАНДР АБРАМСКИЙ - PDF". 2019-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ "Абрамский Александр Савватьевич". mus.academy. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  4. ^ "Два романса на пушкинские тексты". mus.academy. Retrieved 2024-04-13.