César Cui
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César Cui was a Russian composer and military officer who lived during the 19th century. He is remembered as an important figure in Russian classical music and for his contributions to developing a distinctly Russian musical identity during his era.
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- Born
- 1835
- Died
- 1918
- Works
- 20
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- Muzykalʹno-kriticheskīi͡a statʹi
- Aleksandr Sergi︠e︡evich Dargomyzhskīĭ, 2 fevrali︠a︡ 1813 g. - 2 fevrali︠a︡ 1913 g.
- Russkiĭ romansʹ
- Izbrannye stat'i. Sostavitel'
- Classical essays on the development of the Russian art song
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César Antonovich Cui (Russian: Цезарь Антонович Кюи, romanized: Tsezar Antonovich Kyui; IPA: [ˈt͡sjezərʲ ɐnˈtonəvʲɪt͡ɕ kʲʊˈi] ; French: Cesarius Benjaminus Cui; 18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1835 – 26 March 1918) was a Russian composer and music critic, member of the Belyayev circle and The Five – a group of composers gathered by the idea of creating a specifically Russian type of music. As an officer of the Imperial Russian Army, he rose to the rank of engineer-general (equivalent to full general), taught fortifications in Russian military academies and wrote a number of monographs on the subject.
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1835 births1918 deaths19th-century classical composers from the Russian Empire19th-century male musicians from the Russian Empire19th-century writers from the Russian Empire20th-century Russian classical composers20th-century Russian male musicians20th-century Russian writersAcademic staff of Military Engineering-Technical UniversityBurials at Tikhvin CemeteryComposers for piano