Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova (January 20, 1910 - 1980) was a Russian composer, musicologist, and radio music editor who used folk songs in her compositions and composed at least one film score. Smirnova was born in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. She 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 ...

with

Vissarion Shebalin Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin (russian: Виссарио́н Я́ковлевич Шебали́н; 29 May 1963) was a Soviet composer. Biography Shebalin was born in Omsk, where his parents were school teachers. He studied in the musical colle ...

from 1932 to 1940. Few details are available about her work as a musicologist and radio editor. Her music was published by Sovetskii Kompozitor and was recorded commercially by

Albany Records Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York. See also * List of record labe ...

U.S. Her compositions include:

Chamber

*Sonatina in B minor (flute and piano)

Film

*''Italianskaia Suita, 10 Songs'' (text by

Samuil Marshak Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (russian: link=no, Самуил Яковлевич Маршак; 4 July 1964) was a Russian and Soviet writer of Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. ...

and

Gianni Rodari Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari (; 23 October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably '' Il romanzo di Cipollino''. For his lasting contribution as a children's ...

)

Orchestra

*''A Dedication to Leningrad'' (oratorio for children’s chorus and orchestra)

Vocal

*''Children’s Choral Pieces'' (vocal quartet) *"Dobroye Utro" *''Northern Wind'' (vocal quartet) *"Pesni Zapadnikh Slavyan" (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, ...

) *"Pesnya Materei: Russian Folk Song" *''Pomni sorok pervyǐ'' (songs for low voice and piano) *"Svadevnaya" (text by Aleksei Ivanovich Nedogonov)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smirnova, Galina Konstantinovna Russian women composers Folk songs Musicians from Moscow 1910 births 1980 deaths Russian film score composers