Matvei Blanter
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Soviet composer of Jewish origin (1903-1990)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1903-02-10 ) 10 February 1903, Pochep , Chernigov Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 27 September 1990 (1990-09-27) (aged 87), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Composer
- Years active
- 1920–1990
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matvey
- Family name
- Blanter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Pochep
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
- Notable work
- Katyusha
- Image
- Блантер.jpg
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- member of
- Union of Soviet Composers
- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1903-01-28
- date of death
- 1990-09-27
- Commons category
- Matvey Blanter
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Matvei Blanter, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter (Russian: Матвей Исаакович Блантер; 10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1903 – 27 September 1990) was a Soviet composer, and one of the most prominent composers of popular songs and film music in the Soviet Union. Among many other works, he wrote the famous "Katyusha" (1938), performed to this day internationally. He was active as a composer until 1975, producing more than two thousand songs.
Childhood and education
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