Alexander Abramsky


Alexander Abramsky was a Soviet composer. He was known for his adaptation of folk music within his compositions.
Abramsky was born on January 10 , 1898 in the city of Lutsk. His father, Savvaty Vasilyevich Abramsky, 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.
He became a teacher at the Union of Composers of the USSR in 1951, teaching compositional skills to young composers.

Compositions

Orchestral

  • Three symphonies
  • Concerto for large symphony orchestra

    Opera

  • "The Vicious Circle"

    Musical

  • “Lyali Khan and Anar Khan”

    Songs

  • "Who, Waves, Stopped You"?

    Cantata

  • “Breath of the Earth”
  • “The stacks are burning”
  • “Juno’s Lover”

    Oratorio

  • “Man Walks”
  • “Round Dances”

    Instrumental

  • “Five Compressed Messages” for strings and piano

    Piano

  • "Sonata laconique"
  • “Pasionaria”
  • "Spanish Rhapsody"

    Writings

  • 1936: Mass Musical Movement, no. 34.