Petko Stajnow
Petko Gruew Stajnow ( Bulgarian Петко Груев Стайнов ; born November 19 . Jul / 1. December 1896 greg. In Kazanlak ; † 25. June 1977 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian composer .
Life
Stajnow, who went blind as a child at the age of ten, trained as a pianist and composer at the Dresden Conservatory . From 1927 to 1941 he was a piano teacher at the State Institute for the Blind in Sofia. In addition, from 1933 to 1944 he was chairman of the Bulgarian composers 'association for contemporary music and head of the Bulgarian singers' association and from 1941 to 1944 director of the National Opera . From 1946 to 1953 he worked as a music councilor in the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.
He composed two symphonies , two symphonic poems , two orchestral suites , a scherzo, a concert and a youth overture , chamber music works, choral works, dances, song cycles, songs and folk song arrangements .
literature
- Stainow, Petko Grujew . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 178.
Web links
- Petko Gruev Staynov Foundation (English)
- Petko Staynov: Music & Legacy (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Svetlana Nejčeva: Stajnov, Petko. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 16 (Strata - Villoteau). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1136-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- ↑ Biography at Petko Gruev Staynov Foundation (English)
- ↑ a b CV on Petko Staynov: Music & Legacy (English)
- ↑ Life and work at Union of Bulgarian Composers (Bulgarian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stajnow, Petko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stajnow, Petko Gruew; Стайнов, Петко Груев (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kazanlak |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1977 |
| Place of death | Sofia |