Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (russian: Дми́трий Никола́евич Смирно́в; 2 November 1948 – 9 April 2020) was a Russian-British composer and academic teacher, who also published as Dmitri N. Smirnov and D. Smirnov-Sadovsky. He wrote operas, symphonies, string quartets and other

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

, and vocal music from song to

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

. Many of his works were inspired by the art of

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

Career

Smirnov was born in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

into a family of opera singers: his parents were Nikolay Senkin-Sadovsky and Eugenia Smirnova. His family moved to

Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude (; bua, Улаан-Үдэ, , ; russian: Улан-Удэ, p=ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ; mn, Улаан-Үд, , ) is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence wi ...

and then

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, where he spent most of his childhood. He studied at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

from 1967 to 1972, composition with

Nikolai Sidelnikov Nikolai Nikolayevich Sidelnikov (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Сиде́льников; June 5, 1930, Tver – June 20, 1992) was a Russian Soviet composer. Sidelnikov studied with E. O. Messner and Yuri Shaporin at the M ...

, instrumentation with

Yuri Kholopov Yuri Nikolaevich Kholopov (russian: link=no, Ю́рий Никола́евич Холóпов, ; August 14, 1932, Ryazan – April 24, 2003, Moscow) was a Russian musicologist and educator. Biography After graduating from Ryazan Music Regional C ...

, and analysis with

Edison Denisov Edison Vasilievich Denisov (russian: Эдисо́н Васи́льевич Дени́сов, 6 April 1929 – 24 November 1996) was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music. B ...

. He also studied privately with Philip Herschkowitz, a pupil of

Anton Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stea ...

. He worked as an editor for the music publishing house Sovietski Kompositor from 1973 to 1980, and then turned to freelance composing. He received first prize for his composition ''Solo for Harp'' at a competition of the International Harp Week in

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in 1976, which won him international recognition. In 1979, Smirnov was blacklisted as one of "

Khrennikov's Seven Khrennikov's Seven (russian: Хренниковская семёрка or Семёрка Хренникова) was a group of seven Russian Soviet composers denounced in 1979 at the Sixth Congress of the Composers' Union by its leader Tikhon Khrenn ...

" at the Sixth Congress of the

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for unapproved participation in some festivals of Soviet music in the West. Smirnov was one of the founders of Russia's new '' ACM - Association for Contemporary Music'', established in Moscow in 1990. From 1991, he lived in England. He was

composer in residence Artist-in-residence, or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs which involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs which provide artists with space a ...

at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

's St John's College and at

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, and visiting professor at

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from 1993 to 1998. From 2003 he taught at

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at the

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. Many of Smirnov's works reflect his fascination with the poetry and art of

. He composed a

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based on Blake's ''The Season'' (1979), which grew into his first symphony, subtitled ''The Seasons''. His two operas '' Tiriel'' and ''

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'' on text by

were premiered in 1989, the first at the

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Festival in Germany, and the second at the

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in London. His First Symphony was premiered the same year at the

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and the

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in London. His orchestral ''Mozart-Variations'' were staged as a ballet in

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in Germany in 1992. Other premieres include the oratorio ''A Song of Liberty'' in

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in 1993, played by the

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, the Cello Concerto in

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in 1996, the

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...

''Song of Songs'' in

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in 2001, and the Triple Concerto No. 2 for violin, double bass and harp, which was performed at the

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on 26 May 2004, combined with Mahler's Second Symphony "Resurrection", with Andrew Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. His work has been performed by many notable conductors, including:

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Sir Andrew Davis Sir Andrew Frank Davis (born 2 February 1944) is an English conductor. He is conductor laureate of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Early life and education Born in Ashridge, t ...

Dennis Russell Davies Dennis Russell Davies (born April 16, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American conductor and pianist, He is currently the music director and chief conductor of the Brno Philharmonic. Biography Davies studied piano and conducting at the Juilliard Sch ...

Peter Eötvös Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

Oliver Knussen Stuart Oliver Knussen (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer and conductor. Early life Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, Stuart Knussen, was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra, and a ...

Vassily Sinaisky Vassily Serafimovich Sinaisky (Russian: Васи́лий Серафи́мович Сина́йский, born in Abez, Komi Republic, April 20, 1947) is a Russian conductor and pianist. Biography Sinaisky studied conducting with Ilya Musin at th ...

, Pavel Kogan,

Gennady Rozhdestvensky Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE (russian: Генна́дий Никола́евич Рожде́ственский; 4 May 1931 – 16 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor. Biography Gennady Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow. H ...

Gunther Schuller Gunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925June 21, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, and jazz musician. Biography and works Early years Schuller was born in Queens, New York City, ...

, and

Yan Pascal Tortelier Yan Pascal Tortelier (born 19 April 1947) is a French conductor and violinist. Biography Born in Paris, Tortelier is the son of the cellist Paul Tortelier, and the brother of Maria de la Pau. Tortelier began piano and violin studies at age 4. ...

. He composed ''Jacob's Ladder'' and ''River of Life'' for the

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, String Quartets Nos. 3 and 6 for the

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, ''Song of Songs'' on a commission from the

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, and ''Between Scylla and Charybdis'' for the string orchestras and the

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Personal life

Smirnov was married to the composer

Elena Firsova Elena Olegovna Firsova (russian: link=no, Еле́на Оле́говна Фи́рсова; also ''Yelena'' or ''Jelena Firssowa''; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian composer. Life Firsova was born in Leningrad into the family of physicists Ol ...

. They moved to the United Kingdom in 1991, living in

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near London from 1998. Their children are Philip Firsov (an artist and sculptor) and

Alissa Firsova Alissa Firsova (Russian language, Russian: Алиса Фирсова; 24 July 1986) is a Russian-British classical music, classical composer, pianist and Conducting, conductor. Born in Moscow to the composers Elena Firsova and Dmitri Smirnov (c ...

(a composer, pianist and conductor). He died on 9 April 2020 in

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from the

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Works

Smirnov's works were published by

Hans Sikorski Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski is an international music publishing company in Berlin, formerly headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. As of June 2019, Sikorski is a part of Concord. The music publishing firm of Hans Sikorski was founded in ...

in Hamburg,

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in London, and G. Schirmer in New York City. * Piano Sonata No. 1 (1967), No. 2 (1980), No. 3 (1992), No. 4 ''String of Destiny'' (2000), No. 5 (2001), No. 6 ''Blake-Sonata'' (2008) * Violin Sonata No. 1 (1969), No. 2 (1979), No. 3 "es ist .." in memory of Oleg Firsov (1998), No. 4 (2005) * Piano Concerto No. 1 (1971), No. 2 (1978) * ''Eternal Refuge'' for voice and piano trio (also orchestra version), text by

Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf; – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the fir ...

(1972) * String Quartet No. 1 (1974), No. 2 (1985), No. 3 (1993), No. 4 (1993), No. 5 (1994), No. 6 (1998), No. 7 (2005), No. 8 ''Inferno'' (2007) * Clarinet Concerto (1974) * ''Pastorale'' for orchestra (1975) * ''Mirages'' for saxophone quartet (1975) * ''Solo for Harp'' (1976) * ''The Sorrow of past Days'' for voice, flute, percussion, violin and cello, text by

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

(1976) * Triple Concerto No. 1 for saxophone, piano, double bass, strings & percussion (1977) * Piano Trio No. 1 (1977), No. 2 (1992), No. 3 "Tri-o-Tri" (2005) * Cello Sonata (1978) * ''The Seasons'', song cycle for voice, flute, viola and harp, text by

(1979) * Symphony No. 1 ''The Seasons'' (1980) * Symphony No. 2 ''Destiny'' for four soloists, mixed chorus & orchestra, text by

Friedrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (, ; ; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Part ...

(1982) * ''The Night Rhymes'' cantata for voice & orchestra, text by

(1982) * '' Tiriel'', opera after William Blake (1983–1985) * ''

'' (or ''The Lamentations of Thel''), chamber opera after William Blake (1986) * ''Mozart-Variations'' for orchestra (1987) * ''The Visions of Coleridge'' for voice and 10 players, text by

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(1987) * ''Songs of Love and Madness'' for voice, clarinet, celesta, harp & string trio, text by William Blake (1988) * ''The Seven Angels of William Blake'' for piano (1988) * ''Blake’s Pictures'' (ballet): ''The Moonlight Story'' (1988), ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), ''Abel'' (1991), ''The River of Life'' (1992) * ''Eight-line Poems'' for voice, flute, horn, harp and string trio, text by

Osip Mandelstam Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam ( rus, Осип Эмильевич Мандельштам, p=ˈosʲɪp ɨˈmʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mənʲdʲɪlʲˈʂtam; – 27 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acm ...

* Violin Concerto No. 1 (1990), No. 2 (1995). No. 3 (1996) * ''A Song of Liberty'', oratorio for four soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra, text by William Blake (1991) * Piano Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass (1992) * Cello concerto (1992) * ''Ariel Songs'' for voice, 2 recorders, cello & harpsichord, text by

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(1993) * ''The Guardians of Space'' for orchestra (1994) * Symphony No. 3 ''Voyages'' for orchestra (1995) * ''The Music of the Spheres'' for piano (1995) * ''The Bride in her Grave'', opera, libretto by Ruth Fainlight (1995) * ''Elegy in memory of Edison Denisov'', in two versions: (a) for solo cello, (b) for sixteen players (1997) * ''The Bird of Time'' for orchestra (1997) * ''Song of Songs'', cantata for soprano, tenor, mixed chorus & orchestra, text by

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(1997) * ''Between Scylla and Charybdis'' for string orchestra (1997) * ''Mass'' for mixed chorus (1998) * ''Opus 111'' for clarinet, cello & piano (1998) * ''Twilight'' for soprano and six players, text by

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...

(1998–2000) * ''Portrait'' in memory of

Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throug ...

, for wind octet & double bass (1999) * ''Concerto Piccolo'' (to

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered by many to be the greatest cellist of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was wel ...

) for cello and orchestra (2001) * ''Innocence of Experience'' for tape, text by William Blake (2001) * ''Metaplasm'' No. 1 for piano (also for orchestra, 2002), No. 2 for piano (2002) * Triple Concerto No. 2 for violin, harp, double bass and orchestra (2003) * ''Dream Journey'' for voice, flute clarinet, vln, cello and piano, text by

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(2003–2004) * ''Red Bells'' in memory of

, the first movement of ''Family Concerto'' for piano and ensemble of seven players, composed jointly with his wife and daughter,

and

(2005) * ''Requiem'' for four soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra (2006) * ''Amore sola'' for solo violin (2006) * ''Proverbs of Hell'' for voice and piano, text by William Blake (2006) * ''The Lonely Wanderer'' for voice and cello, text by

Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

(2007) * ''Duo in Green'' for 2 violins (2008) * ''Space Odyssey'' for large orchestra (2008) * ''From the Pine to the Moon'' for voice and cello, text by Lermontov (2009) * ''The Book of Constellations'' for ensemble (2009–) * ''The Last Trumpet'' for trumpet and timpani (2010) * ''Kubla Khan: A Vision in a Dream'' for tenor (or soprano), bajan, violin and cello, text by S. T. Coleridge, composed jointly with Firsova and Firsova (2010/2011) * ''Zodiac'' for orchestra (2010–2013) * ''Canisi-Variations'' for violin and piano (2011) * ''Papageno-Variations'' for orchestra (after Beethoven's 12 Variations for cello & piano, Op. 66) (2012) * ''Visionary Heads'' (after ''

Visionary Heads ''The Visionary Heads'' is a series of black chalk and pencil drawings produced by William Blake after 1818 by request of John Varley (painter), John Varley, the watercolour artist and astrologer. The subjects of the sketches, many of whom are f ...

'', pictures by William Blake) for piano (2013) * ''Farewell. In Memory of Alexander Ivashkin.'' For solo cello (2014) * ''Pro et contra'', two pieces for viola and piano (2014) * ''The Silly Moon'', 8 haiku for voice and piano, text and music by Smirnov (2014) * ''Solo for Viola'' (2014) * ''The China Travel'', 20 songs for voice and piano on poems by Olga Sedakova, composed with V. Gorodetskaya (2014) * ''Four Eight-line Poems'' for voice and piano on poems by Sedakova (2014)

Recordings

* Fish Ear FECD621. Peter Sheppard, Violin: Winter Journey / Smirnov: ''partita'' * Megadisc MDC 7818. an Introduction to Dmitri Smirnov. ''Elegy, String of Destiny, Es ist…, Piano Trio 1, Cello sonata, Postlude'' * Metier MSV CD92028. Peter Sheppard, Violin: Etude Philharmpnique / Smirnov: ''Two Fugues'' * Mobile Fidelity MFCD 906. Works by Modern Composers of Moscow / Smirnov: ''Solo for Harp'' * Olympia OCD 282. Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Vol.2 / Smirnov: ''Sonata for fl and harp'' * Conifer 75605 51252-2 , reissued on RCA/Catalyst 82876 64283-2.

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/ Smirnov: ''Second Quartet'' * Vanguard Classics 99154. Aurelia Saxophone Quartet: Four generations of Russian composers / Smirnov: ''Fantasia'' (also on Challenge Classics CC 72039) * Vanguard Classics 99212. Brodsky Quartet: Beethoven Op18 and six more / Smirnov: ''Quartet 6'' (also reissued on Challenge Classics, CC 72009) * NBE CD 021 Nederland Blazers Ensemble: ''La ligubre gondola'' & ''Legende No. 2'' / Liszt/Smirnov * Vista Vera VVCD-00232 by Lev Mikhailov and partners / Smirnov: ''Mirages'' for saxophone quartet * Visto: 2121 CD – Proyecto Mockba / Smirnov: ''Serenade op. 34,'' para obeo, saxofón alto y violonchelo. ''Tiriel op. 41b,'' para saxofón barítono y piano * Meridian CDE 84586: Primrose Piano Quartet / Smirnov Piano Quintet; * Vivat: 109: Russian Émigrés – Alissa Firsova, piano / Smirnov: ''Sonata No. 6 "Blake Sonata", Op. 157 (2008)''

Bibliography

* ''A Geometer of Sound Crystals: A Book on Philip Herschkowitz''. (Ernst Kuhn, Berlin 2003) * ''The Anatomy of Theme in Beethoven's Piano Sonatas''. (Ernst Kuhn, Berlin 2008)

References

Sources

: ''Russians in England: Dmitri Smirnov,

.'' Article, in: Music From the Former USSR. Issue 2. Moscow: Composer, 1996, pp. 255–303 (in Russian); also in «Ex oriente...I» Ten Composers from the former USSR.

Viktor Suslin Viktor Yevseyevich Suslin (russian: Ви́ктор Евсе́евич Су́слин; June 13, 1942, Miass, Ural, Russia – July 10, 2012, Hamburg, Germany) was a Russian composer. An associate of Sofia Gubaidulina's, together with her and Vy ...

, Dmitry Smirnov,

Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in pa ...

Yury Kasparov Yuri Sergeyevich Kasparov (born 8 June 1955, in Moscow, russian: link=no, Юрий Серге́евич Каспа́ров—his name is variously transliterated) is a Russian composer, music teacher and a professor at the Moscow Conservatory wh ...

Galina Ustvolskaya Galina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya (russian: Гали́на Ива́новна Уство́льская , 17 June 1919 – 22 December 2006), was a Russian composer of classical music. Early years Born in Petrograd, Ustvolskaya studied from 1937 to 1 ...

Vladimir Martynov Vladimir Ivanovich Martynov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Мартынов) (Moscow, 20 February 1946) is a Russian composer, known for his compositions in the concerto, orchestral music, chamber music, and choral music genres. ...

Andrei Eshpai Andrei Yakovlevich Eshpai (russian: Андре́й Я́ковлевич Эшпа́й; 15 May 1925 – 8 November 2015) was an ethnic Mari (Russian and Soviet) composer. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1981. Bio ...

Boris Chaikovsky Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky (russian: Бори́с Алекса́ндрович Чайко́вский; 10 September 1925 – 7 February 1996), PAU, was a Soviet and Russian composer, born in Moscow, whose oeuvre includes orchestral works, c ...

. Edited by Valeria Tsenova (studia slavica musicologica, Bd. 25), Verlag Ernst Kuhn – Berlin. pp. 207–266 (in English) *Gerard McBurney: ''Dmitri Smirnov''. Entry in Grove Dictionary of Music

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* * Robert Hugill

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