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Pēteris Barisons

Pēteris Barisons (Sēlpils, 18 April 1904 — 13 July 1947) was a Latvian late romantic composer noted specially for his vocal output, which remain his most performed works. A disciple of Ernests Vīgners and Jānis Mediņš, in 1945 he was appointed a professor at the Latvian Conservatory, but he died just two years later, leaving a third symphony uncompleted. He was also active in conducting, which he studied under Jāzeps Vītols, briefly taking charge of the Latvian National Symphony for the 1936–37 season, and he premiered his Symphony No.

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Pēteris Barisons

Name
Pēteris Barisons
Born
18 April 1904
Birthplace
Sēlpils,
Died
13 July 1947
Occupation
romantic composer
Nationality
Latvia · Soviet Union
Fields
symphony
Education
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
Languages
Latvian

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Pēteris Barisons (Sēlpils, 18 April 1904 — 13 July 1947) was a Latvian late romantic composer noted specially for his vocal output, which remain his most performed works. A disciple of Ernests Vīgners and Jānis Mediņš, in 1945 he was appointed a professor at the Latvian Conservatory, but he died just two years later, leaving a third symphony uncompleted. He was also active in conducting, which he studied under Jāzeps Vītols, briefly taking charge of the Latvian National Symphony for the 1936–37 season, and he premiered his Symphony No.

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Pēteris Barisons (1904–1947) was a composer and conductor, of Latvian and Soviet nationality. The composer was born in Sala Municipality and died in Latvia. Pēteris Barisons was educated at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.

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  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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