Boris Tichonowitsch Koschewnikow

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Boris Kozhevnikov Tichonowitsch ( Russian Борис Тихонович Кожевников ; born November 30 . Jul / 13. December  1906 greg. In Novgorod , Russian Empire , †  8. April 1985 in Moscow ) was a Russian composer and conductor .

Life

He completed his studies at the Institute for Music and Drama in Kharkiv , Ukraine , in the subjects of composition with Semjon Bogatyrjow and conducting; He graduated there in 1933. Then he went to the Military Music Academy in Moscow .

In 1940 he became a lecturer at the Moscow Conservatory . He was also the conductor of several orchestras in Moscow theaters.

His compositions are well known in Russia and the neighboring successor states of the Soviet Union . His name is hardly known in the West. He wrote over 70 works for wind orchestra.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1935 dance suite on Ukrainian themes
  • 1936 Sinfonietta
  • 1937 Happy Overture
  • 1938 concert for trumpet and orchestra
  • 1973 Intermezzo for four trombones

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1943 Symphony No. 1 for wind orchestra
  • 1945 Symphony No. 2 for wind orchestra
  • 1950/1958 Symphony No. 3 - Slawjanskaja (The Slavonic) for wind orchestra
    1. Allegro
    2. Tempo di Valse
    3. Allegro moderato con eleganza
    4. Allegro
  • 1967 Symphony No. 4 for wind orchestra
  • 1977 Symphony No. 5 for wind orchestra
    1. Allegro maestoso
    2. Moderato assai, Cantabile
    3. Allegro vivace
    4. Tempo di marcia

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine 2013
personal data
SURNAME Koschewnikow, Boris Tichonowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Кожевников, Борис Тихонович (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Novgorod , Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1985
Place of death Moscow , Soviet Union