Pava Turtygina Explained
Pava Grigorevna Turtygina[1] (26 December 1902 – 1985)[2] was a Russian composer.[3]
Turtygina was born in Gomel. She studied at the Ekaterinoslav Music School (1915-1919), today known as the Dnipropetrovsk Academy of Music in Ukraine; at the Gnessin State Musical College (1921-1922) with Elena Gnesina; and at the Moscow Conservatory (1938-1940).[4]
Turtygina worked as a pianist. Her music was included on at least one LP recording: Aprelevka #7334 (1938).[5] Her compositions were published by the State Music Publishing House known as Muzgiz or Muzyka, which in 2004 became P. Jurgenson. Her vocal compositions include:
- "Krasnoflotskaya" (text by Y. Rodionov)
- "Pod Znamenem" (Under the Banner; text by Aleksandr Kovalenkov)
- "Pokhodnaya Komsomolskaya" (text by I. Molchanov)
- "Spain Will Be Free" (text by Sergey Alymov)
Notes and References
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- Book: Biographischer Index Rußlands und der Sowjetunion. 2011-10-31. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-11-093336-9. ru.
- Book: Fieldhouse. David. Biographical Dictionary of Russian/Soviet Composers. Ho. Allan Benedict. Feofanov. Dmitry. 1989. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-24485-8. en.
- Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
- Web site: Russian-Records.com > Search. 2021-05-02. Мир русской грамзаписи. The World of Russian Records.