Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev (27 January 1949; also known by

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Igor Glebov) was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet

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. 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 included ballets, operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. His ballets included '' Flames of Paris'', based on the French Revolution, and '' The Fountain of Bakhchisarai'', 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, included ''The Book about Stravinsky'' and ''Glinka'' (for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1948).

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;Opera * ''The Cashier's Wife'' * ''Minin and Pozharsky'' * ''The Girl without a Dowry'' ;Ballets * ''The Fairy Gift'' (1910) * ''White Lily'' (1911) * '' Flames of Paris'' (1931) * '' The Fountain of Bakhchisarai'' (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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asafyev, Boris 1884 births 1949 deaths Musicians from Saint Petersburg People from Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd Ballet composers from the Russian Empire Music critics from the Russian Empire Music theorists Musicologists from the Russian Empire Opera composers from the Russian Empire Soviet male composers Soviet musicologists Soviet opera composers Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Saint Petersburg Conservatory Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery

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