Andrei Stoyanov (composer)
Andrej Stojanow (also written Andrey Stoyanov , Bulgarian Андрей Стоянов ; born March 23, 1890 in Shumen , † September 29, 1969 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian composer , pianist and music teacher.
The son of the music teacher Anastas Stojanow learned the piano at Robert College in Constantinople and continued his studies from 1910 to 1914 at the Vienna Music Academy with Carl Prohaska , Hermann Graedener and Eusebius Mandyczewski . He then taught as the State Music School (today: National Music Academy) and was professor at the State Music Academy in Sofia from 1922 to 1958 . In 1933 he was one of the founding members of the Society for Contemporary Music, from which the Bulgarian Composers Association emerged. From 1953 he headed the Music Pedagogy Department of the Institute of Music of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences .
Like his brother Veselin Stoyanov , he was also known as a composer. In addition to piano works, he composed several chamber music pieces, songs and choral works. He also wrote several music pedagogical writings, essays and articles. A collection of his essays was published in Bulgaria in 2000.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b biography and catalog raisonné at Union of Bulgarian Composers
- ↑ Angelina Petrova: Stoyanov, Andrei. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required). (Different date of death)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stoyanov, Andrei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stoyanov, Andrey; Стоянов, Андрей (Bulgarian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian composer, music teacher and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shumen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th September 1969 |
| Place of death | Sofia |