Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi

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Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi
1982 Soviet postage stamp commemorating 75th anniversary of Solovjyov-Sedoi's birth
Native name	Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой
Born	Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov (1907-04-12)12 April 1907 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died	2 December 1979(1979-12-02) (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Composer
Style	Classical

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; 25 April [O.S. 12 April] 1907^a – 2 December 1979)^[1] was a Russian classical composer who was born and died in Saint Petersburg.

Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for the songs Solovi and Moscow Nights (Russian: Подмосковные вечера; transliterated as "Podmoskovnye Vechera").^[2] Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the Russian "Composer's Union" he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same name.^[2]

Notes

Note a:At the time of Solovyov-Sedoi's birth the Julian calendar was used in Russia (hence 12 April 1907 Julian), and its offset from the Gregorian calendar was 13 days, hence 25 April 1907 Gregorian.

References

↑ "Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Composer's Grandson Sues Over Melody Use". The St. Petersburg Times. 2005-03-01. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

External links

"Василий Павлович Соловьев-Седой / Vasily Soloviev-Sedoy" (in Russian). Short biography

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 87346955 LCCN: n81118759 GND: 122071964 BNF: cb13899913t MusicBrainz: b86c3843-db89-4e56-96a5-24ea2ddfebce

Persondata
Name	Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi
Alternative names	Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov; Vasili Soloviev-Sedoy; Vassili Soloviev-Sedoy; Vasily Solovjev-Sedoi; Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; Василий Павлович Соловьёв
Short description	Russian composer
Date of birth	25 April 1907
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg
Date of death	2 December 1979
Place of death	Saint Petersburg

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