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'''Yevgeny Grigorievich Brusilovsky''' ({{lang-rus|Евге́ний Григо́рьевич Брусило́вский}}; {{OldStyleDate|12 November|1905|30 October}} – 9 May 1981) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]]n composer who settled in [[Kazakhstan]]. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the [[Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]], and was a People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR.
'''Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky''' ({{lang-rus|Евгений Григорьевич Брусиловский}}; {{OldStyleDate|12 November|1905|30 October}} &ndash; 9 May 1981) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]]n composer who settled in [[Kazakhstan]]. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the [[anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]], and was a People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Евгений Брусиловский|url=https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/composer/sov/31002/bio/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Кино-Театр.РУ}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Brusilovsky was born in [[Rostov-on-Don|Rostov-on-Don, Russia]] in 1905. He studied at the [[Moscow Conservatory]] and later at the [[Leningrad Conservatory]], under [[Maximilian Steinberg]].<ref name=scribd>[https://www.scribd.com/doc/96538713/%D0%91%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9 scribd]</ref>
Brusilovsky was born in [[Rostov-on-Don]] in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Наследие Евгения Брусиловского|url=https://www.kazpravda.kz/articles/view/nasledie-evgeniya-brusilovskogo|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-10|website=www.kazpravda.kz|language=ru}}</ref> He studied at the [[Moscow Conservatory]] and later at the [[Saint Petersburg Conservatory|Leningrad Conservatory]], under [[Maximilian Steinberg]].<ref name="scribd">{{Cite web|title=Брусиловский {{!}} Composers {{!}} Kazakhstan|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/96538713/%D0%91%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Scribd|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
==Career==
In 1933 he was sent to [[Almaty|Alma-Ata]], [[Kazakhstan]] (then the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]) to study the folk music of the region, and stayed there for the rest of his life.<ref name=art>[http://artmusic.smfforfree.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=978.0 The Art-Music Forum]</ref> From 1934 to 1936 he was the Music Director of the [[Kazakh National Theatre]], and from 1949 to 1951 the Artistic Director of the Philharmonic.<ref name=scribd/> He founded the [[Abay Opera House]] in 1934.<ref name=dsch>[http://dschjournal.com/reviews/cd_reviews/rvs17op97a.htm DSCH Journal]</ref>
In 1933, he was sent to [[Almaty|Alma-Ata]], [[Kazakhstan]] (then the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]) to study the folk music of the region, and stayed there for the rest of his life. From 1934 to 1936 he was the Music Director of the [[Auezov Theater|Kazakh National Theatre]], and from 1949 to 1951 the Artistic Director of the Philharmonic.<ref name=scribd/> He founded the [[Abay Opera House]] in 1934.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=CD Reviews 17|url=http://dschjournal.com/cd-reviews-17|access-date=2020-12-10|website=DSCH JOURNAL|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Brusilovsky taught at the Alma-Ata Conservatory (now the [[Music of Kazakhstan|Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory]]) from 1944, becoming Professor of Composition in 1955. His students included [[Aleksandr Zatsepin|A. Zatsepin]], B. Baikadamov, M.&nbsp;Tulebaev, B. Yerzakovich, K. Kuzhamyarov, [[Erkegali Rakhmadiyev|E.&nbsp;Rakhmadiyev]] and S. Mukhamedzhanov.<ref name=scribd/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Гений Евгения Брусиловского, подаривший Казахстану «Кыз-Жибек»|url=https://mk-kz.kz/culture/2020/04/22/geniy-evgeniya-brusilovskogo-podarivshiy-kazakhstanu-kyzzhibek.html|access-date=2020-12-10|website=mk-kz.kz|language=ru}}</ref>


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Brusilovsky taught at the Alma-Ata Conservatory (now the [[Music of Kazakhstan|Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory]]) from 1944, becoming Professor of Composition in 1955. His students included [[Aleksandr Zatsepin|A. Zatsepin]], B. Baikadamov, M.&nbsp;Tulebaev, B. Yerzakovich, K. Kuzhamyarov, E.&nbsp;Rakhmadiyev and S. Mukhamedzhanov.<ref name=scribd/>
==Death==
==Death==
He died in Moscow in 1981, aged 75. He was buried at the [[Kuntsevo Cemetery]].
He died in Moscow in 1981, aged 75. He was buried at the [[Kuntsevo Cemetery]].


==Works==
==Works==
Yevgeny Brusilovsky frequently used the music and legends of Kazakhstan in his compositions.<ref name=stamp/> They include:
Yevgeny Brusilovsky frequently used the music and legends of Kazakhstan in his compositions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Брусиловский Евгений Григорьевич (1905-1982 гг.) {{!}} НАО «Казахстанский институт общественного развития «Рухани жаңғыру»|url=https://kipd.kz/ru/brusilovskiy-evgeniy-grigorevich-1905-1982-gg|access-date=2020-12-10|website=kipd.kz}}</ref> They include:


* 9 operas
* 9 operas
** ''Kyz Zhibek'' (1934)
** ''Kyz Zhibek'' (1934)
** ''Zhalbyr'' (1935)
** ''Zhalbyr'' (1935)
** ''Er Torgyn'' (''Er-Targhin'')<ref name=art/> (1936)
** ''Er Torgyn'' (''Er-Targhin'') (1936)
** ''Aiman-Sholpan'' (1938)
** ''Aiman-Sholpan'' (1938)
** ''Golden Grain'' (1940)
** ''Golden Grain'' (1940)
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** ''Heirs'' (1962)
** ''Heirs'' (1962)
* 4 ballets
* 4 ballets
** ''Gulyandom'' (1940; the first Uzbek national ballet)<ref name=stamp>[http://musicians-b.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/brusilovsky-evgeny_07.html Stamps of Music]</ref>
** ''Gulyandom'' (1940; the first Uzbek national ballet)
** ''Kozy Korpesh and Bojan Sulu'' (1967)
** ''Kozy Korpesh and Bojan Sulu'' (1967)
* 8 symphonies<ref>Enciclopedia della Musica e dei Musicisti UTET (Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians UTET)</ref><ref name=russ>[http://www.russiancomposers.org.uk/page343.html russiancomposers.org.uk]</ref>
* 8 symphonies<ref>Enciclopedia della Musica e dei Musicisti UTET (Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians UTET)</ref><ref name="russ">[http://www.russiancomposers.org.uk/page343.html russiancomposers.org.uk]{{Dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref>
** Symphony No. 1 (1931)
** Symphony No. 1 (1931)
** Symphony No. 2 (1932)
** Symphony No. 2 (1932)
** Symphony No. 3 "The Golden Steppe" (1944) <ref name=art/>
** Symphony No. 3 "The Golden Steppe" (1944)
** Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1957)
** Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1957)
** Symphony No. 5 in D minor (1961)
** Symphony No. 5 in D minor (1961)
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** Symphony No. 7 (1969)
** Symphony No. 7 (1969)
** Symphony No. 8 (1972)
** Symphony No. 8 (1972)
* Lyric Poem "Lonely Birch" for orchestra (1942)<ref name=art/>
* Lyric Poem "Lonely Birch" for orchestra (1942)
* [[Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1945, with M. Tulebaev and L. Hamidi)
* [[Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1945, with M. Tulebaev and L. Hamidi)
* Piano Concerto in D minor (1947) <ref name=art/>
* Piano Concerto in D minor (1947)
* Trumpet Concerto (1967) <ref name=art/>
* Trumpet Concerto (1967)
* Cello or Viola Concerto (1969) <ref name=art/>
* Cello or Viola Concerto (1969)
* ''Zheldrme pamyati Baizkova'' for folk orchestra<ref name="russ"/>
* ''Zheldrme pamyati Baizkova'' for folk orchestra<ref name="russ"/>
* 2 string quartets (1944, 1951)
* 2 string quartets (1944, 1951)
* Violin Sonata<ref name=russ/>
* Violin Sonata<ref name=russ/>
* ''Boz Aygir'' (''The Wild Horse''; violin and piano<ref name=dsch/>
* ''Boz Aygir'' (''The Wild Horse''; violin and piano)<ref name=":0" />
* Scherzo, violin and piano
* Scherzo, violin and piano
* a large number of choral and vocal works
* a large number of choral and vocal works
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** ''Songs of Life'' for voice and piano<ref name=russ/>
** ''Songs of Life'' for voice and piano<ref name=russ/>
* 500 songs and ballads
* 500 songs and ballads

==External links==

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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:55, 14 June 2024

Yevgeny Brusilovsky on a Kazakhstan stamp

Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky (Russian: Евгений Григорьевич Брусиловский; 12 November [O.S. 30 October] 1905 – 9 May 1981) was a Soviet and Russian composer who settled in Kazakhstan. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and was a People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR.[1]

Early life and education

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Brusilovsky was born in Rostov-on-Don in 1905.[2] He studied at the Moscow Conservatory and later at the Leningrad Conservatory, under Maximilian Steinberg.[3]

Career

[edit]

In 1933, he was sent to Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan (then the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic) to study the folk music of the region, and stayed there for the rest of his life. From 1934 to 1936 he was the Music Director of the Kazakh National Theatre, and from 1949 to 1951 the Artistic Director of the Philharmonic.[3] He founded the Abay Opera House in 1934.[4]

Brusilovsky taught at the Alma-Ata Conservatory (now the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory) from 1944, becoming Professor of Composition in 1955. His students included A. Zatsepin, B. Baikadamov, M. Tulebaev, B. Yerzakovich, K. Kuzhamyarov, E. Rakhmadiyev and S. Mukhamedzhanov.[3][5]

Death

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He died in Moscow in 1981, aged 75. He was buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery.

Works

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Yevgeny Brusilovsky frequently used the music and legends of Kazakhstan in his compositions.[6] They include:

  • 9 operas
    • Kyz Zhibek (1934)
    • Zhalbyr (1935)
    • Er Torgyn (Er-Targhin) (1936)
    • Aiman-Sholpan (1938)
    • Golden Grain (1940)
    • The Guard, forward! (1942)
    • Amangeldy (1945, co-author M. Tulebayev)
    • Dudarai (1953)
    • Heirs (1962)
  • 4 ballets
    • Gulyandom (1940; the first Uzbek national ballet)
    • Kozy Korpesh and Bojan Sulu (1967)
  • 8 symphonies[7][8]
    • Symphony No. 1 (1931)
    • Symphony No. 2 (1932)
    • Symphony No. 3 "The Golden Steppe" (1944)
    • Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1957)
    • Symphony No. 5 in D minor (1961)
    • Symphony No. 6 in G "On a Theme of Kurmangazy" (1965; State Prize of Kazakhstan, 1967)
    • Symphony No. 7 (1969)
    • Symphony No. 8 (1972)
  • Lyric Poem "Lonely Birch" for orchestra (1942)
  • Anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1945, with M. Tulebaev and L. Hamidi)
  • Piano Concerto in D minor (1947)
  • Trumpet Concerto (1967)
  • Cello or Viola Concerto (1969)
  • Zheldrme pamyati Baizkova for folk orchestra[8]
  • 2 string quartets (1944, 1951)
  • Violin Sonata[8]
  • Boz Aygir (The Wild Horse; violin and piano)[4]
  • Scherzo, violin and piano
  • a large number of choral and vocal works
    • Dzhambul, Cycle for tenor and orchestra[8]
    • Soviet Kazakhstan Cantata, narrator, soloists, chorus and orchestra[8]
    • Songs of Life for voice and piano[8]
  • 500 songs and ballads
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References

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  1. ^ "Евгений Брусиловский". Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  2. ^ "Наследие Евгения Брусиловского". www.kazpravda.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. ^ a b c "Брусиловский | Composers | Kazakhstan". Scribd. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  4. ^ a b "CD Reviews 17". DSCH JOURNAL. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ "Гений Евгения Брусиловского, подаривший Казахстану «Кыз-Жибек»". mk-kz.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. ^ "Брусиловский Евгений Григорьевич (1905-1982 гг.) | НАО «Казахстанский институт общественного развития «Рухани жаңғыру»". kipd.kz. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  7. ^ Enciclopedia della Musica e dei Musicisti UTET (Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians UTET)
  8. ^ a b c d e f russiancomposers.org.uk[dead link]
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