Dumitru Chiriak-Georgescu ( rum.Dumitru Georgescu-Kiriac ; March 6, 1866 , Bucharest , United Kingdom of Wallachia and Moldova , now Romania - January 8, 1928 , Vienna , Austria ) - Romanian composer, choir conductor, folklorist and teacher.
| Dumitru Kyriak Georgescu Dumitru Georgescu-Kiriac | |
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| Date of Birth | March 6, 1866 |
| Place of Birth | Bucharest , United Principality of Wallachia and Moldavia |
| Date of death | January 8, 1928 (61 years old) |
| A place of death | Vienna , Austria |
| A country |  Romania |
| Professions | composer conductor folklorist music teacher |
Biography
He graduated from the Bucharest Conservatory. In 1892-1899 he continued his education in Paris with Vincent d'Andy and Charles Marie Widor . In 1900 he returned to his homeland and became a professor at the Bucharest Conservatory. In 1901 he founded the choir society Carmen, whose conductor was until the end of his days. Promoted Romanian music. In 1920 he became one of the founders of the Society of Romanian Composers and the Phonoarchive of Romanian Folk Music. Engaged in the processing of folk songs.
Literature
- Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. G.V. Keldysh. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - p. 249 - ISBN 5-85270-033-9
- Vancha Z., Dumitru Kyriak-Georgescu // Pages of the History of Romanian Music, (translation from Romanian). - M., 1979.
Links
- Dumitru Kyriak Georgescu on Allmusic