Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev (russian: link=no, Бори́с Влади́мирович Аса́фьев; 27 January 1949) was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet

musicology Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

. He is the dedicatee of Prokofiev's First Symphony. He was born in Saint Petersburg. Asafyev had a strong influence on Soviet music. His compositions include

ballets Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

, operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. His ballets include ''

Flames of Paris ''Flames of Paris'' or ''The Flames of Paris'' (russian: Пла́мя Пари́жа) is a full-length ballet in four acts, choreographed by Vasily Vainonen with the stage director Sergei Radlov to music by Boris Asafyev based on songs of the ...

'', based on the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

, and ''

The Fountain of Bakhchisarai ''The Fountain of Bakhchisaray'' (russian: «Бахчисарайский фонтан», ''Bakhchisaraiskiy fontan'') is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, written during the years 1821 to 1823. Pushkin began writing ''The Fountain of Bakhchisa ...

'', which was first performed in 1934, and was performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 2006. His writings, under the name Igor Glebov, include ''The Book about Stravinsky'' and ''Glinka'' (for which he was awarded the

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

in 1948).

Selected works

;Opera * ''The Cashier's Wife'' * ''Minin and Pozharsky'' * ''The Girl without a Dowry'' ;Ballets * ''The Fairy Gift'' (1910) * ''White Lily'' (1911) * ''

'' (1931) * ''

'' (1936) * ''The Prisoner of the Caucasus'' (1938) * ''The Rustic Lady'' * ''The Stone Guest'' (1946) ;Orchestra * 5 Symphonies * Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1939) * Concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra (1939) * Concerto for piano and orchestra (1939) ;Chamber music * String Quartet (1940) * Sonata for viola solo (1938) * Sonata for cello and piano (1935) * Sonata for trumpet and piano (1939) * Sonatina for oboe and piano (1939) * ''Variations'' for horn and piano (1940)

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* 1884 births 1949 deaths Musicians from Saint Petersburg People from Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd Russian ballet composers Russian male classical composers Russian music critics Russian music theorists Russian musicologists Russian opera composers Soviet male composers Soviet musicologists Soviet opera composers 20th-century musicologists 20th-century Russian male musicians Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni Saint Petersburg Conservatory academic personnel Moscow Conservatory academic personnel Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour {{Russia-composer-stub Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery

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