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Filip Kutev

Filip Kutev (), often anglicized Philip Koutev (13 June 1903 – 27 November 1982), was a Bulgarian composer, arranger and founder, with his wife Maria Kuteva, in 1951, of Bulgaria's first

Filip Kutev (), often anglicized Philip Koutev (13 June 1903 – 27 November 1982), was a Bulgarian composer, arranger and founder, with his wife Maria Kuteva, in 1951, of Bulgaria’s first professional, state supported ensemble, the State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance, also known as the Filip Kutev Ensemble. With his ensemble he pioneered a style of arranging folk songs by fusing folk elements with western classical forms and harmonies, and established a new Bulgarian choral tradition. His choir was one of four who appeared on the album Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Volume Two, which won a Grammy Award in 1989. He was born in Aytos, Burgas Province. Honours Kutev Peak in Antarctica is named after Filip Kutev. References External links * (in Bulgarian)

Era
20th Century
Lived
1903–1982
From
Bulgaria, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Born in
Aytos · died Sofia
Known as
composer, musicologist, conductor
Instruments
violin
Genres
traditional folk music

Contemporaries

Composers of the same nationality whose working lives overlapped — computed across all 11,984 dated composers in this library, not taken from any single article.