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Uladzimir Karyzna

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Uladzimir Ivanavich Karyzna (, ; 25 May 1938 – 5 March 2026) was a Belarusian poet. He co-wrote the lyrics of the current national anthem of Belarus, My Belarusy. Background Karyzna was born in Zakruzhka, Minsk District on 25 May 1938. He finished the Belarusian State University in the name of Vladimir Lenin (1961), and worked as a teacher of the Belarusian and Russian languages and literature in a village school in Opsa, Braslaw District of the Vitsebsk Region. During this time, Karyzna headed literary association in the regional newspaper Braslaw star. In 1967, he became an employee of Republican radio, where he worked for 13 years as an editor, senior editor, and in the head division of Belarusian music. He was an editor of the division of knowledge and arts in the magazine Polimya (1980–1981), senior editor, head of the editing of the edition Youth (1981–2001), and deputy of the main editor in the edition Well (2002). Karyzna died in Minsk on 5 March 2026, at the age of 87. Works and activity Karyzna was the author of more than 200 songs, written in sponsorship with well-known Belarusian composers. He is the author of the hymn of Nesvizh and co-wrote the lyrics of the Belarusia

Ulderico Marcelli

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Ulderico Marcelli, also known as Rico Marcelli (October 3, 1882 – August 17, 1962), was a 20th-century Italian composer who became known in the United States for writing operas and musical accompaniment for dramatic performances, and for his skill as an orchestra conductor. Called “Rico” by his friends, Marcelli was born in Rome, then was raised in Chile and educated at the conservatory in Santiago, the capital. Marcelli went to Ecuador in 1900 to teach at the conservatory in Quito, but was disliked by his students, many of whom transferred to study with conservatory Director Domenico Brescia. Marcelli married a woman named Clementina (1879–1956); the couple had two daughters, Aida and Gloria Emma, the second born in 1906. On January 26, 1910, Marcelli and his family, accompanied by his sister Julia Marcelli, arrived in San Francisco. By 1913, Marcelli was a member of the French horn section at the San Francisco Symphony as well as concert master for “Demetrio’s Venetian Orchestra of Soloists”, a well-regarded “cafe orchestra.” Grauman used Marcelli in his various Los Angeles, California, theaters until the advent of sound in the movies in the late 1920s removed a great number of m

Ulf Björlin

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Mats Ulf Stefan Björlin (21 May 1933 – 23 October 1993) was a Swedish composer and conductor. Bjorlin was known for being one of the most active opera composers in the 20th century. Biography Björlin was born in Stockholm in 1933. He studied music with conductor Igor Markevitch in Salzburg, Austria at age 19 and later continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, with teacher Nadia Boulanger. After completing his military service, he worked at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and at the Malmö College of Music. From 1962, he was employed as musical producer at Sveriges Radio and wrote music for several movies and television productions, including the series of films and TV series about the children on the island Saltkråkan (Seacrow Island), based on Astrid Lindgren’s scripts. He also worked as music director for many years under Ingmar Bergman at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Bjorlin came to the United States in 1977. and the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. and several operas in the years before his death. He was known to be the most active opera composer in the world in the 20th century. He is the father of actress Nadia Bjorlin, musicians Ulf Bjorlin Jr., and

Ulf Grahn

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Ulf Grahn (January 17, 1942 – January 25, 2023) was a Swedish composer born in Solna. He lived the majority of his life in the United States specifically in the Washington, D.C. area. Life and education Between 1962 and 1970, Grahn studied music primarily with Hans Eklund at the and subsequently at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.He earned degrees at the Stockholm Institute of Music Pedagogy Ulf Åke Wilhelm Grahn died January 25, 2023 after a battle with large B cell CNS lymphoma. Career In 1974 Grahn and his wife, the pianist Barbro Dahlman, founded the Contemporary Music Forum, which presents performances of works by living European and American composers, and he was its program director until 1984. Since 1985, he has operated the music publisher Edition NGLANI. In 1988–89, he was artistic and managing director of the Lake Siljan Music Festival in Sweden. and the 1983 Sonata for Violin and Piano commissioned by the Library of Congress. His music is modern but accessible to a general audience. and reviews in the Washington Post have described his Through the Passage of Time for recorder (also 1982) as “clever and acrobatic”, his 1988 Celebration for solo marimba as “intricat

Ulla Laage

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Ulla Laage (born 10 July 1949) is a Danish carillonneur and composer. She was the first carillonneur to hold a full-time carillon performance position in Denmark, and one of a small number of women to hold a professional carillon post in Europe during the twentieth century. Early life and education Laage was born in 1949 to architect Vagn Laage and artist Aase Laage. She earned a diploma in organ performance from the Royal Danish Academy of Music studying with Aksel Andersen, who advocated for the establishment of a Scandinavian Carillon School. She pursued carillon study through masterclasses and workshops and earned the first diploma awarded by the new Scandinavian Carillon School in Løgumkloster in 1982. Career Laage became carillonneur of the Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen, in 1974 and held that position until 2006. In 1983, her position was expanded into the first full-time carillon performance job in the country. After her departure in 2006, the position was reduced to a part-time responsibility of the organist, the predominant arrangement in Denmark. From 1993 through 2000, she adjudicated carillonneur exams for the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark). Her conce

Ulpio Minucci

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Ulpio Minucci (June 29, 1917 – March 9, 2007) was an Italian-born American composer and musician. Minucci wrote a number of popular hits in the 1950s, including “Domani,” “A Thousand Thoughts of You,” and “Felicia.” He was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on ABC’s Saga of Western Man in 1964 and 1965. He is also well known among anime fans as the composer of the theme and musical score for the 1985 animated television series Robotech. He also played piano on Round Trip, a 1974 jazz album by Japanese saxophonist Sadao Watanabe. On January 10, 1989, he attempted to sue Frank Agrama and Harmony Gold, Inc. for alleged copyright infringement and various other claims. The case was dismissed March 1, 1989, without motion to appeal. Minucci married his wife Catherine in 1952 with whom he had a son, Chieli, and a daughter, Nina. Chieli became an Emmy-winning jazz guitarist, who recorded covers of some of his father’s songs. Ulpio Minucci died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California on March 9, 2007. He was survived by his wife, children, and three grandchildren. Works * Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006) – original theme * Robotech: Battlecry (2002)

Ulric Cole

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Frances Ulric Cole (September 9, 1905 – May 21, 1992) was an American pianist, editor, music educator and composer. She was born in New York and studied in Los Angeles with Homer Grunn, Life and work Two of her compositions, Piano Quintet and Violin Sonata no.1, won awards from the Society for the Publication of American Music. Her orchestral compositions have been performed by symphonies in Cincinnati, Sydney, Rochester, Scranton and Lansdowne. Cole was a founding member of the Society of American Women Composers. She worked as a music teacher for years and, when she became dissatisfied with teaching, she took an editorial position for Time Magazine from 1945 to 1952. Works Cole composed mainly for orchestra, chamber ensemble and piano. *Above the Clouds for piano (pub. 1924) *Prelude and Fugue in C Minor for two pianos (unpublished; 1924) *Tunes & Sketches in Black and White for piano (pub. 1926) *Purple Shadows for piano (pub. 1928) *Sonata for violin and piano (pub. 1930) *Hobgoblins for piano (pub. 1931) *The Prairies for piano (pub. 1931) *Round Dance for string quartet (unpublished; 1935) *Vignettes for piano (pub. 1936) *Piano Trio *Divertimento for string orchestra and pia

Ulrich Leyendecker

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Ulrich Leyendecker (29 January 1946 – 29 November 2018) was a German composer of classical music. His output consisted mainly of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music. Life Leyendecker studied composition with Ingo Schmitt (1962–1965) and Rudolf Petzold (1965–1970), and piano with Günter Ludwig. In 1971 he became a lecturer at the Hamburg Academy for Music and Performing Arts, and in 1976 he was appointed Professor of Composition and Theory at the Hamburg Music and Theatre Hochschule. In 1994, he became Professor of Composition at the State Hochschule for Music and the Performing Arts of Heidelberg-Mannheim. Music Leyendecker’s music, although not serial, is largely atonal, but often with subtle hints of tonality. He employed regular time signatures in his pieces, but it sometimes does not sound that way, for he utilized carefully calculated and complex rhythms. His music often contains novel sonic architectures, while still managing to express powerful emotions directly to the listener. He often employed classical abstract forms such as the symphony and concerto form while avoiding operas and ballets. Works Orchestral *Symphonies **Symphony No. 1 (1974) **Symphony

Ulrich Stranz

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Ulrich Stranz (10 May 1946 – 27 April 2004) was a German teacher and composer. Life Born in Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, Upper Bavaria, Musik für zwei Violoncelli und Orchester (1999/2000) together with Horst Lohse, Wolfgang Rihm and Manfred Trojahn) * 1976 in the category composition * 1980 Villa Massimo * 1992 Schneider-Schott Music Prize * 2000 References Further reading * Stranz, Ulrich. In Marc Honegger, Günther Massenkeil (ed.): Das große Lexikon der Musik in 8 Bänden. Volume 8, Herder Verlag, Freiburg i.Br. 1982, , . * Thomas Gartmann: Stranz, Ulrich. In Wilhelm Ziehr (Red.): Schweizer Lexikon in 6 Bänden. Volume 6, Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, Lucerne 1993, , . External links * * * Stranz, Ulrich on the Swiss Nationalphonothek * Ulrich Stranz Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online * Ulrich Stranz dream.cs.bath.ac.uk p. 16

Ulviyya Hajibeyova

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Ulviyya Vagif gizi Hajibeyova (; born June 9, 1960) is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer, Professor of Baku Music Academy, People’s Artiste of Azerbaijan. Biography Ulviyya Hajibeyova was born on June 9, 1960, in Baku. She started playing the piano at the age of 3. Ulviyya Hajibeyova received her primary education at Bulbul Secondary Music School, in the class of Y. L. Filatova. In 1983 she graduated from the Azerbaijan State Conservatory with a degree in piano, and in 1986 she graduated as an assistant trainee in the class of People’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Rauf Atakishiyev and she studied and practiced with professors of the Moscow Conservatory Jakob Milstein and Lev Naumov. Ulviyya Hajibeyova began her pedagogical activity in 1983 as a teacher at the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. She is currently a professor at the piano department of the Baku Music Academy. Career Ulviyya Hajibeyova has been performing with Yegana Akhundova since 1985 as a piano duo in Azerbaijan and other countries. She has also performed successfully at a number of international festivals and competitions. Ulviyya Hajibeyova edited the works of Jovdat Hajiyev, Soltan Hajibeyov, Niyazi and

Ulysses Kay

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Ulysses Simpson Kay (January 7, 1917, in Tucson, Arizona – May 20, 1995, in Englewood, New Jersey) was an American composer. His music is mostly neoclassical in style. Life and career Kay, the nephew of the classic jazz musician King Oliver, studied piano, violin and saxophone. He attended the University of Arizona, where he was encouraged by the African-American composer William Grant Still. He went for graduate work to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and there worked under Howard Hanson and Bernard Rogers. Ulysses Kay met the eminent neoclassical composer Paul Hindemith in the summer of 1941 at the Berkshire Music Center and followed Hindemith to Yale for a formative year of study from 1941 to 1942. After a stint as a musician in the United States Navy during World War II, Kay studied at Columbia University under Otto Luening with the assistance of a grant from the Julius Rosenwald Fund. In addition to this prize, Kay received a series of five other significant awards in the year following his discharge from the Navy including the Alice M. Ditson Fellowship, a grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an award from the American Composers and America