Dimitrie Cuclin
Dimitrie Cuclin (born March 24th July / April 5th 1885 greg. In Galați ; † February 7th 1978 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian composer .
Cuclin studied composition at the Bucharest Conservatory with Alfonso Castaldi and in Paris with Charles-Marie Widor and Vincent d'Indy . From 1918 he taught himself at the Bucharest Conservatory, from 1919 to 1922 as a professor. From 1922 to 1930 he worked as a violin teacher in New York City . In 1930 he returned to Bucharest and taught at the Conservatory until 1948 as a professor of composition, harmony and counterpoint. With his philosophical and music-aesthetic writings in the tradition of idealism , he came into conflict with the communist regime and was sentenced to forced labor on the Danube-Black Sea Canal from 1950 to 1952 .
He composed six operas , twenty symphonies (1910–1972), vocal symphonic works, orchestral, choral, chamber, piano, violin music and songs .
Works (selection)
- Soria , Madrigal Opera, 1911
- Ad majorem feminae gloriam , tragic play, 1915
- Traian și Dochia , dramatic poem, 1921
- Agamemnon , tragic play after Aeschylus , 1921
- Bellérofon , musical tragedy, 1925
- Meleagridele , musical tragedy, 1958
- Tragedie în pădure , ballet, 1962
literature
- Nicolae Moldovan: Dimitrie Cuclin - omul, ganditorul si compozitorul . Ed. Alma, Galaţi 2001, ISBN 973-9290-84-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Biographical data and catalog raisonné on UCMR (Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists)
- ↑ Biography at the Institutul Cultural Roman (English)
- ↑ Selection of works on musicalics
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cuclin, Dimitrie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galați |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1978 |
| Place of death | Bucharest |