Gavriil Musicescu (March 20, 1847,
Izmail
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,
Bessarabia Governorate
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, now in
Ukraine
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– December 21, 1903,
Iași
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, Romania) was a
Romanian
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composer, conductor and musicologist, father of the pianist and musical pedagogue
Florica Musicescu
Florica Musicescu (21 May 1887, Iaşi–19 March 1969, Bucharest) was a renowned Romanian pianist and musical pedagogue, daughter of the renowned composer, conductor and musicologist Gavriil Musicescu.
She taught piano music for many decades ...
.
Born in
Budjak
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region, southern
Bessarabia
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, he studied music and composition in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
and
Iași
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. He is the author of numerous compositions of choral music. Musicescu settled in
Romania
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and, from 1872 until his death in 1903, taught at the
Iași Conservatory.
Gallery
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External links
Gavriil Musicescu (1847-1903) at the site of the
Iaşi Philharmonic
1847 births
1903 deaths
People from Izmail
Romanian composers
Romanian musicians
Burials at Eternitatea cemetery
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