Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky (Russian Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский) (1904 -1987) was a Soviet composer. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ...

His Life

Dmitri Kabalevsky

Kabalevsky was born in Saint Petersburg on December 30, 1904. His father was a mathematician and expected Dmitri to study mathematics. Against his father's will, Dmitri studied at the Moscow Conservatory in 1925 under Miaskovsky, and became a professor in 1932. During World War II, he wrote many patriotic songs, having joined the Communist Party in 1940. He also wrote and played many pieces for silent movies. He died in Moscow on February 14, 1987. Kabalevsky File links The following pages link to this file: Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky ... Kabalevsky File links The following pages link to this file: Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nikolai Myaskovsky (ru: Николай Мясковский) (April 20, 1881 – August 8, 1950) was a Russian composer. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the All... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was awarded a number of state honours for his musical works (including at least two Stalin Prizes). Besides being a celebrated composer, he was also a writer and pianist. In the 1950s and 1960s, he became a public figure in the Soviet Union. // Events and No. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

His Works

Among his works were:

• Violin Concerto (op. 48, 1948)
• 24 Little Preludes (op. 38, 1924), based on Russian Folksongs by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
• 4 Piano Concertos (op. 9 1928, op. 23 1935, op. 50 1952 Youth and op. 99 1975 Prague)
• Opera Colas Breugnon (1938)
• The Master of Clamency, opera
• Taras' Family, opera (completed in 1950)
• 2 Cello Concertos (op. 49 1949, op.77 1964)

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: , Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov), also Nikolay, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 6/18, 1844–June 8/21, 1908) was a Russian composer and teacher of harmony and orchestration. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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Compositions by Dmitri Kabalevsky