Composers and Classical Musicians of Belarus

Belarus was on the cross-road of various armies, the turmoil of wars upset several time normal development of Belarusian tradition. It is hard to follow the single timeline of the Belarusian history as it is written in the history of Belarusian tradition.

 

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Early Music of Belarus

The early music of the Belarus following the century include the;

• ·         Opera faust by Radzivill

• ·       Polacak notebook and Courants of the XVII century monuments of the domestic musical culture of the Baroque epoch, collection of vocal and instrumental piece of music

• ·         The vilna notebook of collection of pieces for a chamber orchestra

• ·         The ballet polonaise by Aginski

• ·         Stanislau maniushka:- it is the polish composer created his most outstanding works while the reside in Belarus. In this case his individual artistic style and unique manner of composition were developed. The stanislau maniushka who lived in the Minsk (which today’s Belarus capital) for several years. In this he created cooperation with Belarusian poet Vincent Dunin- Macinkevich an opera Syalianka (Peasant woman). He also worked in Vilna (today Vilnius), the Maniushka which composed the majority of the chamber and also the vocal piece while the in Belarus.

The 19th and Early 20th Century

In the beginning of the 19^th century which is the largest cities (Vitebsk, Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev) city groups acted, played in the stage V. Dunin Martsinkevich) which the composer A. Abramovich, M. Yelsky, F. Miladovsky, N. Orda etc which were created at that time.

Soviet Belarus

The historical account from the heavily biased towards the Soviet propaganda, which is the official Belarusian sources;

V Zolotaryov, pupil of N. Rimski-Korsakov, who managed the composers teaching at the conservatoire among his learner who were outstanding composers; A. Bogatyryov, P. Podkovyrov, L. Abeliovich, D. Lukas, V. Olovnikov.

During the pre-war that witnessed the active creative event of the N. Aladov, Y. Tikotsky, N. Churkin, G. Pukst etc that became the bright activity of the events of the cultural life.

The Great Patriotic War of the people of Belarus went through heaviest ordeals possible, and the fight against the fascist work became the original subject of the musical art. The creation of the Cantata to Belarus Partisans (which by text Y. Kupala) by A. Bogatyrov, opera Alesya about the national avengers by Y. Tikotsky (libretto by P. Brovka) became the elite.

During the post-war, the pedagogical event of A. Bogatyrov as a teacher of the main Belarus composer of the subsequent generations which became extremely important. They are Y. Glebov who takes care of all the working in the musical genre, but it gained a special acceptance of the genre of the ballet. Alpine Ballad, the Elect, Tyhl Uhlenspiege, Little Prince, A. Mdsivani who mentioned in his works the historical subjects (ballet passions Rogneeda),  V. Soltan who made an important opera, the wild hunting of the king Stakh, which stage received a broad public recommendation.

In the making of songs, Olovnikov, Y. Semenyako, I. Kuznetsov, I. Luchenok, Y. glebov, V. Budnik, E. Zaritsky and several others that work successfully. In the year 1980s to 1990 that works of the spiritual music that appeared (L. Shleg, V. Kopytsko, A. Bondarenko).

The important cultural activity of the latest years was a awarding in Paris of the Benois de la Dance Prize to V. Yelizaiev, Art Director of the National Academic Theatre of Ballet for the best choreography in the world-wide ballet art of 1996. The winner was awarded for staging of the Passion ballet who is the Belarusian composer. A Mdivani who dedicated to the topic of national history. The ballet also marked the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus. The important events of the ballet and opera art were premieres of the ballets spring sacred and firebird by I. Stravinsky circular motion by O. Zalentenev, operas.

The increased creative events, strengthening of the materials-technical base, level of performers was lifted by the change of the state academic Bolshoi theatre of the opera and the ballet into the creative association of the national academic Bolshoi theatre and the ballet republic of the Belarus.

Leaders of the works of the different genres made by the Belarus composers took place; concerto for piano and symphonic group by D. Smolsky, Symphony No. 4 by G. Vawgner, concerto for trombone and symphonic group by G. Goreloiva, which is the first symphony by O. Khodosko etc. the state prizes were awarded to the programs of the Khoroshki Belarusian state choreographic ensemble and the state group of symphonic and variety music.