Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky (Russian: Евгений Григорьевич Брусиловский; 12 November [O.S. 30 October] 1905 – 9 May 1981) was a Soviet and Russian composer who settled in Kazakhstan. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and was a People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR.
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Yevgeny Brusilovsky
- Born
- 1905 · Rostov-on-Don.
- Died
- 1981 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- composer · music educator
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory · Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Honours
- Stalin Prize · Order of Lenin · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · People's Artist of Kazakh SSR · Order of the Badge of Honour
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Yevgeny Brusilovsky studied at Moscow Conservatory and Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Mukhamedzhanov is recorded as having studied under Yevgeny Brusilovsky. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and People's Artist of Kazakh SSR.
Brusilovsky was born in Rostov-on-Don in 1905. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory and later at the Leningrad Conservatory, under Maximilian Steinberg.
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Yevgeny Brusilovsky (12 November 1905 – 1981) is described as a composer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Yevgeny Brusilovsky was born on 12 November 1905.
Career
Career
In 1933, he was sent to Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan (then the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic) to study the folk music of the region, and stayed there for the rest of his life. From 1934 to 1936 he was the music director of the Kazakh National Theatre, and from 1949 to 1951 the artistic director of the Philharmonic. He founded the Abay Opera House in 1934. Brusilovsky taught at the Alma-Ata Conservatory (now the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory) from 1944, becoming Professor of Composition in 1955. His students included A. Zatsepin, B. Baikadamov, M. Tulebaev, B. Yerzakovich, K. Kuzhamyarov, E. Rakhmadiyev and S. Mukhamedzhanov.
Death
Death
He died in Moscow in 1981, aged 75. He was buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery.
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Yevgeny Brusilovsky died in 1981.
Works
Works
Yevgeny Brusilovsky frequently used the music and legends of Kazakhstan in his compositions. They include: 9 operas Kyz Zhibek (1934) Zhalbyr (1935) Er Torgyn (Er-Targhin) (1936) Aiman-Sholpan (1938) Golden Grain (1940) The Guard, forward! (1942) Amangeldy (1945, co-author M. Tulebayev) Dudarai (1953) Heirs (1962) 4 ballets Gulyandom (1940; the first Uzbek national ballet) Kozy Korpesh and Bojan Sulu (1967) 8 symphonies Symphony No. 1 (1931) Symphony No. 2 (1932) Symphony No. 3 "The Golden Steppe" (1944) Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1957) Symphony No. 5 in D minor (1961) Symphony No. 6 in G "On a Theme of Kurmangazy" (1965; State Prize of Kazakhstan, 1967) Symphony No. 7 (1969) Symphony No. 8 (1972) Lyric Poem "Lonely Birch" for orchestra (1942) Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1945, with M. Tulebaev and L. Hamidi) Piano Concerto in D minor (1947) Trumpet Concerto (1967) Cello or Viola Concerto (1969) Zheldrme pamyati Baizkova for folk orchestra 2 string quartets (1944, 1951) Violin Sonata Boz Aygir (The Wild Horse; violin and piano) Scherzo, violin and piano a large number of choral and vocal works Dzhambul, Cycle for tenor and orchestra Soviet Kazakhstan Cantata, narrator, soloists, chorus and orchestra Songs of Life for voice and piano 500 songs and ballads
Life and career
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Life and career
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Yevgeny Brusilovsky died at Moscow.
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Rostov-on-Don.
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Moscow.
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- 1.Евгений Брусиловский. Кино-Театр.РУ.
- 2.Наследие Евгения Брусиловского. www.kazpravda.kz.
- 3.Брусиловский Composers Kazakhstan. Scribd.
- 4.CD Reviews 17. DSCH JOURNAL.
- 5.Гений Евгения Брусиловского, подаривший Казахстану «Кыз-Жибек». mk-kz.kz.
- 6.Брусиловский Евгений Григорьевич (1905-1982 гг.) НАО «Казахстанский институт общественного развития «Рухани жаңғыру». kipd.kz.
- 7.Enciclopedia della Musica e dei Musicisti UTET (Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians UTET)
- 8.usurped 1=russiancomposers.org.uk
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