Mikalaj Aladau

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Cyrillic ( Belarusian )
Мікалай Ілліч Аладаў
Łacinka : Mikałaj Illič Aładaŭ
Transl. : Mikalaj Illič Aładaŭ
Transcr. : Mikalaj Illitsch Aladau
Cyrillic ( Russian )
Николай Ильич Аладов
Transl .: Nikolaj Il'ič Aladov
Transcr .: Nikolai Ilyich Aladov

Mikalaj Aladau (born 9 . Jul / 21st December  1890 greg. In Saint Petersburg , † 4. December 1972 in Minsk ) was a Soviet-Belarusian composer.

Aladau studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and received training in Belarusian folk art at the State Institute in Moscow . From 1924 he was director and professor at the Belarusian Conservatory in Minsk . In 1949 he became chairman of the Belarusian Composers' Union.

Aladau composed an opera , eight symphonies , a cantata for choir and orchestra, string quartets , piano trios and a piano sonata .