Nikolay Kaufman
Nikolay Yankov Kaufman (23 September 1925 – 26 March 2018) was a Bulgarian musicologist, folklorist and composer, sometimes cited as Bulgaria's foremost scholar in his field. Kaufman was born in the Danubian town of Ruse to an Ashkenazi Jewish Bulgarian family. In 1952, he graduated in trumpet and music theory from the National Academy of Music in Sofia.
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Nikolay Kaufman
- Born
- 1925. · Ruse.
- Died
- 2018. · Lozenets.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria and Bulgaria.
- Occupation
- composer, musicologist, folklorist, university teacher and musician.
- Fields
- folkloristics, musicology and music.
- Education
- National Academy of Music.
- Languages
- Bulgarian.
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Nikolay Yankov Kaufman (23 September 1925 – 26 March 2018) was a Bulgarian musicologist, folklorist and composer, sometimes cited as Bulgaria's foremost scholar in his field. Kaufman was born in the Danubian town of Ruse to an Ashkenazi Jewish Bulgarian family. In 1952, he graduated in trumpet and music theory from the National Academy of Music in Sofia.
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Nikolay Kaufman (1925–2018) was a composer, folklorist and musician, among other activities and a national of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Born in Ruse, the composer died in Lozenets.
Nikolay Kaufman studied at National Academy of Music. The composer worked for Ethnographic Institute and Museum and was a member of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Nikolay Kaufman was active in folkloristics, music and musicology. Languages used include Bulgarian.
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From 1952-88, he worked at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Music; he then moved to the Institute of Folkloristics. Beginning in 1978, he was a lecturer at the National Academy of Music. He was awarded a doctor's degree in 1973. Kaufman's compositions include over a thousand arrangements of Bulgarian, Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewish folk songs, his own songs composed in a Bulgarian folk style and piano pieces. Some of the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir's recordings were based on Kaufman's arrangements of Bulgarian folk songs, including some in the choir's Grammy Award-winning album Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Vol. Kaufman's work as a musicologist covers the recording of over 30,000 Bulgarian folk songs and tunes, the result of his theoretical and field studies. He produced a number of books, collections and articles. Since 1997, he has been a corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and an academician since 2003. He received a number of professional prizes and awards.
Nikolay Kaufman is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as composer, musicologist, folklorist, university teacher and musician.
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1925
Nikolay Kaufman was born on 23 September 1925.
2018
Nikolay Kaufman died on 26 March 2018.
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- 1.First name also transliterated as Nikolai and Nikolaj, patronymic also transliterated as Iankov and Jankov, family name also transliterated as Kaufmann.
- 2.VoxBulgarica. Nikolai Kaufman.
- 3.Ziezi. Българи юдеи ("Bulgarian Jews").
- 4.Bulgarian Choral Art. Николай Янков Кауфман ("Nikolay Yankov Kaufman").
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Formation and teaching. Kaufman studied at National Academy of Music. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Sciences in History of art. Kaufman worked in folkloristics, musicology and music. He was employed by Ethnographic Institute and Museum. He belonged to Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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