Dmitriy Borisovich Kabalevskiy

Soviet composer. After graduating from the Scriabin School of Music, he studied piano and composition at the Moscow Conservatory. After producing works influenced by his teacher Myaskovsky, he released "Battle Poem" (1930), which could be called a hymn to proletarian art, and achieved great success by composing one work after another along the lines of socialist realism. He was active as a critic from an early age, and held important positions in the administration of music in the Soviet Union. In addition to teaching at the Moscow Conservatory since 1932, he was also active in a wide range of fields, including international concert tours. His style of composition is bright, lyrical, and simple, and includes operas such as "Cola Bourgnon" (premiered in 1937) and "Taras's Family" (premiered in 1947), four symphonies, the orchestral suite "Pagliacci" (1940), concertos, incidental music, and oratorios.

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ソ連の作曲家。スクリャービン音楽学校を経て、モスクワ音楽院でピアノと作曲を学ぶ。作曲の師ミャスコフスキーの影響を受けた作品ののち、プロレタリア芸術の賛歌ともいうべき『戦いの詩』（1930）を発表、社会主義リアリズムに沿った作品を次々に作曲して大きな成功を収めた。早くから旺盛(おうせい)な評論活動を行い、ソ連の音楽行政上の要職を歴任。1932年以来モスクワ音楽院で教鞭(きょうべん)をとるほか、国際的に演奏旅行するなど幅広く活躍。明るく叙情的で平易な作風をみせ、『コラ・ブルニョン』（1937初演）、『タラスの一家』（1947初演）などのオペラ、交響曲4曲、管弦楽組曲『道化師』（1940）や、協奏曲、付随音楽、オラトリオなど多数がある。

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