Dmitri Nikolayevich Smirnov
Dmitri Nikolajewitsch Smirnow ( Russian Дми́трий Никола́евич Смирно́в ; born November 2, 1948 in Minsk ; † April 9, 2020 in Watford ) was a Russian composer .
Life
Dmitri Smirnov was born the son of opera singers. The family first moved to Ulan-Ude , Buryat Republic (Central Asia), then to Frunze , Kyrgyzstan , where Smirnov spent his childhood. In 1967 he began studying music at the Moscow Conservatory . There he learned composition with Vladimir Fere and Nikolai Sidelnikow , instrumentation with Edison Denisov and analysis with Yuri Cholopow . In 1970 he made the acquaintance of Philip Herschkowitz , the Webern student who had moved from Vienna to Moscow . In 1972 Smirnov finished his studies and from 1973 worked as an editor at the Sowetski Kompositor publishing house . In 1976 his solo for harp won first prize at the Maastricht International Harp Week competition and he became internationally known. From 1981 to 1993 Smirnow worked as a freelance composer. During this time, in 1991, he moved to Great Britain. In 1992 he received a scholarship from St. John College and was visiting professor at Keele University from 1993 to 1997, as was his wife, the composer Jelena Olegowna Firsowa . There he was also composer in residence . From 1998 Dmitri Smirnow worked freelance again.
He died of COVID-19 in Watford in April 2020 .
Work (selection)
Opera
- Tiriel (1989)
- Opera in 3 acts based on a poem by William Blake , German text: Paul Esterházy
Choral work
- Two choirs based on Alexander Blok
- for choir a cappella
Orchestral music
- Mozart variations
- Pastoral
- Symphony No. 1 "The Seasons"
- Tiriel
- Symphonic prologue
- Between Scylla and Charybdis
- for string orchestra
Concert work
- Concert No. 2
- for piano & string orchestra
- Triple concert
- for alto saxophone, piano, double bass, strings & percussion
ensemble
- Elegy in memoriam Edison Denisov
- for 16 players
- portrait
- for wind ensemble
- Mourning canons "In memoriam Igor Stravinsky"
- for 13 players
Solo work
- The seven angels of William Blake
- for piano
- Three dances
- for xylophone solo
- monologue
- for clarinet
- Solo for harp
- Solo for trumpet
- Music of the spheres
- for piano
- Two magic squares
- for piano
Vocal symphonic
- The Song of Songs
- Cantata for soprano, tenor, choir & orchestra, Bible text
- Symphony No. 2
- for solos, choir & orchestra, text: Friedrich Hölderlin
Chamber music
- Farewell song
- for viola & harp
- The Flow of Life (Blake Picture IV)
- for 14 players
- The seasons
- for soprano, flute, viola & harp
- Three dances
- for xylophone
- epitaph
- for piano
- Fantasia
- for saxophone quartet
- Piano trio 1 & 2
- Lyric composition
- for flute, oboe, violin, violoncello & harpsichord
- Six poems by Alexander Blok
- for mezzo-soprano & piano
- Six poems by William Blake
- for high voice & organ
- serenade
- for oboe, alto saxophone & violoncello
- String Quartet No. 2
- Sonata for bassoon & piano
- The Visions of Coleridge
- for mezzo-soprano & 10 players
- Trio sacrum
- for 3 percussionists
- Wonderful stories
- 11 children's songs for soprano & 5 instruments
Web links
- Literature by and about Dmitri Nikolajewitsch Smirnow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Dmitri Nikolayevich Smirnov in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brief biography at Sikorski
- List of his works
Individual evidence
- ^ Levon Hakobian: Music of the Soviet Era: 1917-1991 . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London, New York 2017, ISBN 978-1-4724-7108-6 , pp. 289 .
- ↑ Скончался композитор Дмитрий Смирнов. Retrieved April 9, 2020 (Russian).
- ↑ Композитор из Беларуси Дмитрий Смирнов умер от коронавируса в Великобритании. In: belnovosti. April 10, 2020 (Russian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Smirnow, Dmitri Nikolajewitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Смирно́в, Дми́трий Никола́евич (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Minsk |
DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2020 |
Place of death | Watford |