Assen Karastoyanov
Assen Pavlov Karastoyanov ( Bulgarian Асен Павлов Карастоянов , alternative transcription Asen Karastoyanov; born June 3, 1893 in Samokow , † September 8, 1976 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian composer .
Karastojanow studied flute at the National Music Academy in Sofia and continued his training in Berlin with Paul Juon . Between 1923 and 1929 he directed orchestras in Bulgaria. He then studied composition in Paris with Paul Dukas at the École Normale de Musique , with Paul Le Flem at the Schola Cantorum and from 1932 with Sigfrid Karg-Elert and Günter Raphael at the Leipzig Conservatory . In 1933 he returned to Sofia and taught at his old academy, where he received a full professorship in 1945.
He composed five operettas, two ballets, four symphonies, a Bulgarian rhapsody, symphonic poems, suites, concerts, other orchestral works, chamber music, cantatas, piano pieces and songs, as well as pop and dance music. His operetta Bulgaria in olden times is one of the most frequently performed musical theater works in Bulgaria.
literature
- Lada Brashovanova: Karastoyanov, Asen. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
- ↑ CV and selection of works at dic.academic (Russian)
- ↑ a b biography and catalog raisonné at Union of Bulgarian Composers (English)
- ↑ Statistics 2012/13 ( memento from June 30, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) on operabase
- ^ "The most popular music event" ( Memento from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on Varna Opera Theater (English)
- ↑ Asen Karastoyanov ( Memento from July 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on World of Operetta
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karastoyanov, Assen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Карастоянов, Асен; Karastoyanov, Asen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Samokov |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1976 |
| Place of death | Sofia |