Nikola Atanasov
Nikola Kitanow Atanasov ( Bulgarian никола китанов атанасов ; born October 13 . Jul / 25. October 1886 greg. In Kyustendil , Principality of Bulgaria ; † 30th September 1969 in Sofia , Bulgaria ) was a Bulgarian composer and music educator.
Atanasov belongs to the first generation of Bulgarian composers. He studied from 1906 to 1912 at the Zagreb Conservatory a. a. with Franjo Dugan and Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić, then taught in Stara Zagora (until 1922), Pleven (1915) and Sofia (from 1922 to 1924). Since 1923 he was a member of the State Music Academy . He worked here from 1929 to 1958 as a professor of music theory and from 1934 to 1937 as rector.
In 1911 Atanassov composed Bulgaria's first classical piano sonata, and in 1912 the country's first symphony. In addition to piano works, including three sonatas, a nine-part cycle and three marches, and a piano trio, he composed several symphonic works, including a. two overtures for orchestra ( Christo Botev , 1927 and groaning of the forest , 1931), three symphonies (1912, 1922 and 1963) and a symphonic poem, as well as an overture for mandolin orchestra, choral works, songs and more than 500 arrangements and instrumentations of works by others Composers.
literature
Web links
- Anda Palieva: Atanasov, Nikola. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nikola Atanassow on dic.academic.ru (Russian)
- ↑ a b c d Nikola Atanassow at Union of Bulgarian Composers
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Atanasov, Nikola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atanasov, Nikola Kitanov; атанасов, никола китанов (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyustendil |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1969 |
| Place of death | Sofia |