Alexander Abramsky

Alexander Abramsky (; 22 January 1898 in Lutsk – 29 August 1985 in Moscow) was a Soviet composer. He was known for his adaptation of folk music within his compositions. Abramsky was born on January 10 (22), 1898 in the city of Lutsk. His father, Savvaty Vasilyevich (Shevel Volfovich) Abramsky (1859 -?), was a Jewish hospital doctor, and was married to Anna Fedorovna Burdo who had two sons, Mikhail and Alexander. By all accounts, Abramsky’s relationship with his father was warm and congenial. Compositions Orchestral * Three symphonies Cantata * “Breath of the Earth” (poems by V. Khlebnikov) * “The stacks are burning” (poems by E. Verhaeren, translated by V. Bryusov) * “Juno’s Lover” (poems by V. Khlebnikov) Oratorio * “Man Walks” (text by V. Kuznetsov and V. .Semernin) * “Round Dances” (text by V. Kuznetsov and V. Semernin) Instrumental * “Five Compressed Messages” for strings and piano Piano * “Sonata laconique” (“Brief Sketch”) * “Pasionaria” (“Pasionary”) * “Spanish Rhapsody” Writings * 1936: “Opera On The Collective Farm.” Mass Musical Movement (5), no. 34. References