Alexander Moyzes ( Slovakian Alexander Moyzes ; September 4, 1906 , Kloster-Kühorn, Austria-Hungary , now , Slovakia - November 20, 1984 , Bratislava , Czechoslovakia , now Slovakia ) - Slovak organist, conductor, composer and teacher .
| Alexander Moises Alexander Moyzes | |
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| Date of Birth | September 4, 1906 |
| Place of Birth | Kloster-Kuhorn, Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | November 20, 1984 (78 years old) |
| Place of death | Bratislava , Czechoslovakia |
| A country |  Slovakia |
| Professions | organist conductor composer film composer music teacher |
| Genres | and |
| Awards | [d] ( 1966 ) |
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Biography
Alexander Moyzes was born in the family of the composer and teacher Mikulas Moyzes ( Slovak. Mikuláš Moyzes ; 1872-1944). He graduated from the Bratislava Conservatory. In 1925-1929 he studied at the Prague Conservatory under , Otakar Sheen (composition), Otakar Ostrilá (conducting). In 1928-1930, he perfected himself with Vitezslav Novak . From 1929 he taught at the Higher School of Performing Arts in Bratislava , from 1949 - professor, in 1965-1971 - rector. In 1937-1948 he worked as the chief music editor of Bratislava Radio. In 1969-1970 - Chairman of the Union of Slovak Composers. He appeared in print as a music critic. Engaged in the processing of Slovak folk songs; wrote music for theater and cinema.
Works
- Symphony No. 1 (1927)
- Symphony No. 2 (1932, 2nd edition 1941)
- Symphony No. 3 (1937)
- Symphony No. 4 (1941, 2nd edition 1947)
- Symphony No. 5 “In Memory of the Dear Father” (1948)
- Symphony No. 6 “Pioneers” (1950)
- Symphony No. 7 (1957)
- Symphony No. 8 (1968–69)
- Symphony No. 9 (1971)
- Symphony No. 10 (1977–78)
- Symphony No. 11
- Symphony No. 12
- Symphonic Overture No. 1 (1929)
- Symphonic Overture No. 2 (1934)
- dramatic overture "Nikola Shugai" (1934)
- Suite “Down the Vaga River” (1935-45)
- “Three musical sketches about Bratislava”
- symphonic poem "Friends of the Janoshek"
- symphonic poem "Dancing from the Troy Valley"
- February Overture
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1939)
- quintet for brass instruments
- string Quartet
- quartet for woodwind
- piece for piano
- stage cantata "Svyatopluk" (1935)
- stage cantata "Scarlet dawn - a new village" (1949)
- cantata "Dismantling" (1959, second edition - "Ballad cantata")
- cycle of songs with the orchestra "Road" (1932-42)
Rewards
- 1956 - State Prize of Czechoslovakia named after K. Gottwald (cantata "Dismantling")
- 1966 - People's Artist of Czechoslovakia
Literature
- Small Soviet Encyclopedia , 3rd edition. / Editor-in-chief B. A. Vvedensky ., T. 6. - M., TSB , 1958. - p. 102.
- Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. G.V. Keldysh. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - S. 350 - ISBN 5-85270-033-9