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Encyclopedia > Alexander Goedicke

Alexander Goedicke (b. Moscow, February 20, 1877 (O.S.) or March 4, 1877 (N.S.); d. Moscow, July 9, 1957 (N.S.)) was a Russian composer and pianist. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and took force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ...


Selected works

  • Konzertstück in D major for piano and orchestra op. 11 (1900)
  • Concerto for Organ and chamber orchestra op. 35 (1927)
  • Trumpet concerto in B flat minor op. 41 (1930)

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Alexander Goedicke (Composer, Arranger) - Short Biography (354 words)
Alexander Fyodorovich [Fjodorowitsch] Goedicke [also: (auch: Gedike, Gödike, Goedike or Gödicke; Russian: Александр Фёдорович Гедике] was a Russian composer, pianist, organist and pedagogue of German descent.
Alexander Goedicke pursued an unspectacular career on four fronts as composer, pianist, organist and teacher.
Alexander Goedicke numbers among a sizeable group of fine Russian musicians who virtually disappeared from view in the Soviet age, displaying neither the rebellious nature to attract the attention of refuseniks or Westerners nor the mindless adherence to political diktats which might have attracted state patronage (and later, probably, infamy).
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