Iona Tuskiya
Iona Tuskiya (1901–1963) was a Soviet composer from Georgia SSR. He composed music for various movies, such as Eliso in 1928. In 1943, he along with several other composers, had entries for a contest to find out what song should be chosen as the National Anthem of the Soviet Union; the contest was eventually won by Alexander Alexandrov. His students included composers Vaja Azarashvili, Dagmara Slianova-Mizandari and Tamara Antonovna Shaverzashvili.
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Iona Tuskiya
- Born
- 1901 · Ozurgeti.
- Died
- 1963 · Paris.
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- Soviet Union
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- composer
- Honours
- People's artist of the Georgian SSR · Order of the Badge of Honour · Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR · Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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Born at Ozurgeti in 1901, died in Paris in 1963.
Vazha Azarashvili and Giya Kancheli are recorded as having studied under Iona Tuskiya. Distinctions recorded are People's artist of the Georgian SSR, Order of the Badge of Honour, Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
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- 1.Display of selected composer records from the catalogue of the Netherlands Radio Music Library.
- 2.RosFilm.net.
- 3.Shostakovich, Dimitri. Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich. Limelight Editions. 261–262. 2002-06-12. 978-0-87910-998-1.
- 4.MySQL Fatal Error. iverioni.com.ge.
- 5.Boenke, H. Alais. Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. 1988. 978-0-313-26019-3.
- 6.Cohen, Aaron I. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). 1987. 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- 7.Указ Президиума Верховного Совета Грузинской ССР О присвоении почетного звания Народного артиста Грузинской ССР композитору Туския И. И. Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta Gruzinskoy Sovetskoy Sotsialisticheskoy Respubliki. 6. 276. 28 February 1962.
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