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Reinhold Glière

Soviet Ukrainian composer (1875–1956)

1874–1956

6 works and musical collections

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Born
1874
Died
1956
Birthplace
Kyiv
Place of death
Moscow
Citizenship / historical state
Russian Empire; Soviet Union
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Reinhold Glière — Soviet Ukrainian composer (1875–1956). Reinhold Glière was born in 1874 in Kyiv. The recorded year of death is 1956; place of death: Moscow. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Russian Empire; Soviet Union.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; conductor; choreographer; musicologist; music educator; university teacher; film score composer; pianist; musician
Education
Moscow Conservatory
Teachers
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev; Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov; Otakar Ševčík; Anton Arensky; Georgi Conus; Jan Hřímalý
Career institutions / employers
Moscow Conservatory; Ukrainian National Academy of Music
Recorded memberships
Union of Soviet Composers
Instruments played
violin; piano
Genres
opera; symphony; classical music; folk music; ballet
Notable works
Symphony No. 3; The Red Poppy
Selected awards
Order of Lenin; Order of the Badge of Honour; People's Artist of the USSR; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"; People's Artist of the RSFSR; Honored Artist of the RSFSR; Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR; People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR; State Stalin Prize, 1st degree
Birth name
Reinhold Ernst Glier; Рейнгольд Моріцевич Глієр
Languages used
French; Russian
VIAF ID
102347328
ISNI
0000000120187595
GND ID
103789030
Library of Congress ID
n81004879
MusicBrainz ID
8b008af7-cdb9-4abe-baed-ba737622e310

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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Common listed instruments
Piano
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Catalogue

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Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
Scherzo, op. 32, no. 2
Catalogue / opus
op. 32, no. 2
  • Piano
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Russian Sailors' Dance See work details See edition details View sheet music Work & edition details
Intermezzo, op. 9, no. 1
Catalogue / opus
op. 9, no. 1
  • Piano
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Tarantella, op. 9, no. 2
Catalogue / opus
op. 9, no. 2
  • Piano
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Rondo See work details See edition details View sheet music Work & edition details
Praludium, op. 32, no. 1
Catalogue / opus
op. 32, no. 1
  • Piano
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 102347328. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.