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State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
The Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra (russian: Российский государственный симфонический оркестр кинематографии) is an orchestra under the control of the Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, performing musical compositions for use in movies and other media. Founded in November 1924, until 1991 it was known as the State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography at the Council of Ministers of the USSR (russian: Государственный симфонический оркестр кинематографии при Совете Министров СССР). History The orchestra was unofficially founded on November 1924 at the Moscow cinema " Ars", located on Arbat Street. In 1924 in Ars for the first time the place of the usual for that time pianist took an orchestra. Such a change in the musical accompaniment of films became popular among the spectators. Since then, under the direction of conductor David Blok, the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass * woodwinds, such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon * Brass instruments, such as the horn, trumpet, trombone, cornet, and tuba * percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, and mallet percussion instruments Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as soloist instruments, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments and guitars. A full-size Western orchestra may sometimes be called a or philharmonic orchestra (from Greek ''phil-'', "loving", and "harmony"). The actual number of musicians employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ars (cinema)
Ars or ARS may refer to: Places * Ars, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * ''Ars'', various communes in France: ** Ars, Charente, in the Charente ''département'' ** Ars, Creuse, in the Creuse ''département'' ** Ars-en-Ré, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' ** Ars-Laquenexy, in the Moselle ''département'' ** Ars-les-Favets, in the Puy-de-Dôme ''département'' ** Ars-sur-Formans, in the Ain ''département'' ** Ars-sur-Moselle, in the Moselle ''département'' Art and entertainment * ''Ars'' (film), France, 1959 * ''Ars Technica'', a news website sometimes referred to as Ars * ''Ars'' (magazine), a cultural magazine in Montenegro * African red slip ware, a type of Roman pottery * Atlanta Rhythm Section, an American rock band * Automatic Reaction System (ARS) in the film ''Virus'' (1980) Computing and technology * Abstraction, reference and synthesis, the principles of ARS-based programming * Active Roll Stabilization * Airline Reservations System * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbat Street
Arbat Street (Russian ), mainly referred to in English as the Arbat, is a pedestrian street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of Moscow, Russia. The Arbat has existed since at least the 15th century, which makes it one of the oldest surviving streets of the Russian capital. It forms the heart of the Arbat District of Moscow. Originally the street formed part of an important trade-route and was home to many craftsmen. In the 18th century, the Russian nobility came to regard the Arbat as the most prestigious living area in Moscow. Almost completely destroyed by the great fire of 1812 associated with Napoleon's occupation of Moscow, the street required rebuilding. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it became known as a place where petty nobility, artists, and academics lived. In the Soviet period, it housed many high-ranking government officials. , the street and its surroundings are undergoing gentrification, and it is considered a desirable place to live. Bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blok
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor and film theorist. He was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films ''Strike'' (1925), ''Battleship Potemkin'' (1925) and ''October'' (1928), as well as the historical epics ''Alexander Nevsky'' (1938) and ''Ivan the Terrible'' (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine ''Sight & Sound'' named his ''Battleship Potemkin'' the 11th greatest film of all time. Early life Sergei Eisenstein was born on 22 January 1898 in Riga, Latvia (then part of the Russian Empire in the Governorate of Livonia), to a middle-class family. His family moved frequently in his early years, as Eisenstein continued to do throughout his life. His father, the architect Mikhail Osipov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gauk
Alexander Vassilievich Gauk (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Га́ук; 30 March 1963) was a Russian/Soviet conductor and composer. Biography Alexander Gauk was born in Odessa in 1893. He recalled his first experience as hearing army bands and his mother singing and accompanying herself at the piano. When he was seven he began piano studies and at 17 travelled to St Petersburg and managed to gain entrance to the class of Daugover, later moving over to Felix Blumenfeld. He saw Arthur Nikisch, Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss conduct and was particularly taken with Nikisch.Tassie G. Papa Gauk – the father of Russian conductors. ''Classic Record Collector'', Winter 2008, 43-49. Career Gauk's first conducting experience was in 1912 with a student orchestra, and professionally on 1 October 1917 for a production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's '' Cherevichki'' at the Petrograd Musical Drama Theatre. He spent much of the 1920s as conductor for the Mariinsky Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Skripka
Sergey Nikolayevich Skripka (born 9 January 1950) is a Soviet middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Soviet male middle-distance runners Soviet male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Place of birth missing (living people) {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Artist Of Russia
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an honorary and the highest title awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation, all outstanding in the performing arts, whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, cinema, etc.). It succeeded both the all-Soviet Union "People's Artist of the USSR" award (Народный артист СССР), and more directly the local republic's "People's Artist of the RSFSR" award (Народный артист РСФСР), after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Now, the status of the People's Artist of the Russian Federation has risen above that of the earlier RSFSR award. There are presently two levels to this award: * The lower Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Prize Of The Russian Federation
The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award were significantly changed, making them closer to such awards as the Nobel Prize or the Soviet Lenin Prize.Order of President of Russian Federation N785 on reform of state awards 21 June 2004 Every year seven prizes are awarded: * Three prizes in science and technology (according to newspaper there was a fourth 2008 State Prize for Science and Technology awarded by a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emin Khachaturian
Emin Levonovich Khachaturian (5 August 1930 – 5 August 2000) was an Armenians, Armenian conducting, conductor and composer, who was active mainly in Moscow through the 1960s and 1970s and in Yerevan in later years. For the former he was named a People's Artist of Russia, People's Artist of the Russian SFSR in 1975. Life Khachaturian was born 5 August 1930 in Yerevan, Armenia, the son of singer Lewon Khachaturian and brother of Aram Khachaturian. He died 5 August 2000. Career After graduating from the Moscow Conservatory under Alexander Gauk he started his conducting career with Moscow Region Symphony in 1957. In 1960 he was appointed lead conductor of the Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, and he moved the following year to the Cinematographical State Symphony, which he led until 1979. From 1986 until his death in 2000, he led the Armenian Radio Symphony and the Yerevan Chamber Orchestra. He was also active in Yerevan as a professor in the national conservatory. Personal He cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Skripka
Sergei Ivanovich Skripka (russian: Серге́й Иванович Скрипка; October 5, 1949 in Kharkov) is a Soviet and Russian conductor, and a People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ..., conductor of the State Symphony Cinema Orchestra. Early life Skripka graduated in 1972 from the Kharkov Institute of Arts as chorusmaster. Conductor After graduating from the Conservatoire in 1979, Skripka started to work with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography, and since 1993 he has been their Artistic Director and Chief Conductor. Simultaneously Skripka has conducted the Zhukovsky Symphony Orchestra since 1979, with which he has toured Switzerland (in 1991) and Hungary (in 1998). Skripka speaks both German and English which fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) * Musicality Musicality (''music-al -ity'') is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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