Salmanov, Vadim (Nikolaievich)

Salmanov, Vadim (Nikolaievich) , Russian composer and teacher; b. St. Petersburg, Nov. 4, 1912; d. there (Leningrad), Feb. 27, 1978. He studied piano with his father and theory with Akimenko. He studied composition with Gnessin at the Leningrad Cons. (1936–41), where he later was head of its composition dept. (1947–51), a teacher (1951–65), and a prof. (from 1965). His early works are marked by broad Russian melodism, with the harmonic structure following the models of Prokofiev and Shostakovich; after 1960 he adopted more advanced techniques, including dodecaphony.

Works

DRAMATIC: Ballet : The Man (1960). ORCH.: Little Symphony for Strings (1941); The Forest, symphonic picture (1948); Russian Capriccio (1950); Slavic Dance (1952); Poetic Pictures, symphonic suite (1952); 4 syms. (1952, 1959, 1963, 1976); Sonata for Piano and Strings (1961); Children’s Symphony (1962); 2 violin concertos (1964, 1974); Nights in the Big City for Violin and Chamber Orch. (1969); Monologue for Cello and Chamber Orch. (1972). chamber : 6 string quartets (1945; 1947, rev. 1958; 1961; 1963; 1968; 1971); 2 violin sonatas (1945, 1962); 2 piano trios (1946, 1949); Piano Quartet (1947). VOCAL : Soja, symphonic poem for Voice and Orch. (1951); The 12, oratorio, after Alexander Blok (1957); 2 cantatas: Ode to Lenin (1970) and The Scythians, after Alexander Blok (1973); choruses; songs, including Spain Is in My Heart for Mezzo-soprano and Piano (1962).

Bibliography

M. Aranovsky, V.N. S. (Leningrad, 1961).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire