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Also known as Nikolaj Jakovlevic Miaskovskij, Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, Miaskovsky

Russian and Soviet composer (1881—1950)

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Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский (20 April 1881 – 8 August 1950) was a Russian composer. He is sometimes referred to as the "father of the Soviet symphony". Myaskovsky was long recognized as an individualist even by the Soviet establishment. In the 1920s the critic Boris Asafyev commented that he was 'not the kind of composer the Revolution would like; he reflects life not through the feelings and spirit of the masses, but through the prism of his persona

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Key facts

Born
( 1881-04-20 ) 20 April 1881, Nowogieorgiewsk , Congress Poland , Russian Empire
Died
8 August 1950 (1950-08-08) (aged 69), Moscow, Soviet Union
Education
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Occupations
Composer Academic teacher
Works
List of compositions

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nikolay
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Modlin Fortress
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
music critic
Languages spoken
Russian
Notable work
Symphony No. 11
Genre
romance
Conflict
World War I
Official website
www.myaskovsky.ru
Image
Nikolai Myaskovsky.jpg
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place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category
Nikolai Myaskovsky
date of birth
1881-04-08
date of death
1950-08-08
pseudonym
Н. М.
cause of death
stomach cancer
name in native language
Николай Яковлевич Мясковский
manner of death
natural causes
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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Nikolai Myaskovsky, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский; Polish: Mikołaj Miąskowski; 20 April 1881 – 8 August 1950) was a Russian and Soviet composer. He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the Soviet Symphony". Myaskovsky was awarded the Stalin Prize five times.

Early years

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