Alexander Goedicke
Alexander Fyodorovich Goedicke was a Russian and Soviet composer and pianist.
Early life
Alexander Goedicke was born in Moscow on. He was Nikolai Medtner's first cousin. Alexander's father Fyodor Goedicke, a minor composer and pianist, was Medtner's mother's brother and his first teacher.Career
Goedicke was a professor at Moscow Conservatory. With no formal training in composition, he studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Galli, Pavel Pabst and Vasily Safonov. He received advice on music theory from Julius Conus, Nikolai Mikhailovich Ladukhin and Anton Arensky. He was also influenced by Sergei Taneyev.Goedicke won the Anton Rubinstein Competition in 1900. Despite his lack of traditional guidance, his compositional efforts were rewarded when he won the Rubinstein Prize for Composition at the young age of 23. Goedicke died at the age of 80 in Moscow on 9 July 1957.
Selected works
;Opera- Virineya ; libretto by the composer
- At the Crossing ; libretto by the composer
- Jacquerie ; libretto by the composer
- Macbeth ; libretto by the composer after William Shakespeare
- Dramatic Overture, Op. 7
- Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15
- Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
- Prelude for string orchestra, organ, trumpet and harp, Op. 24
- On War: From the Diary of a Fallen Soldier, 6 Improvisations, Op. 26
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 30
- Зарницы, Symphonic Poem, Op. 39
- 25 лет Октября
- 1941 год
- 30 лет Октября
- The Comedian
- 4 Marches for military orchestra, Op. 42
- Concert Piece in B minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 11
- Concerto in D major for organ and string orchestra, Op. 35
- Concerto in F minor for horn and orchestra, Op. 40
- Concerto in B minor for trumpet and orchestra, Op. 41
- Concerto for violin and orchestra
- Sonata No. 1 Spring in A major for violin and piano, Op. 10 ; dedicated to Jan Hřímalý
- Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 14
- Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 21
- 3 Improvizations for cello and piano, Op. 27
- 2 Pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 28
- String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
- Concert Etude in G minor for trumpet and piano, Op. 49
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 75
- 10 Pieces of Medium Difficulty in 1st Position for violin and piano, Op. 80
- Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Op. 83
- Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 88
- 2 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 34
- 7 Pieces, Op. 84
- 4 Morceaux, Op. 1
- Concert Etude in G minor, Op. 2 No. 2
- 20 Little Pieces for Beginners, Op. 6
- 10 Miniatures in the Etude Form, Op. 8
- 3 Morceaux, Op. 9
- 6 Pieces for piano 4 hands, Op. 12
- Ballade, Op. 13
- Stanzas, Op. 17
- Sonata in D major, Op. 18
- 2 Preludes, Op. 19
- Prelude in C major, Op. 20
- 4 Etudes in Octave, Op. 22
- 50 Exercises, Op. 23
- 40 Melodic Etudes for Beginners in Order of Gradual Difficulty, Op. 32
- 60 Simple Piano Pieces for Beginners, Op. 36
- 3 Preludes, Op. 51
- 5 Pieces, Op. 52
- 22 Pieces, Op. 57
- 25 Pieces of Medium Difficulty, Op. 59
- 15 Kirghiz Songs of Medium Difficulty, Op. 63
- 2 Pieces, Op. 64
- 3 Pieces, Op. 65
- 3 Pieces, Op. 66
- 8 Pieces, Op. 77
- 4 Concert Etudes, Op. 82
- Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 86
- Prelude and Fugue in C major, Op. 87
- 12 Melodic Etudes of Medium Difficulty, Op. 101
- Слава советским пилотам ; words by Alexsei Alexandrovich Surkov
- Родина радости ; words by Alexsei Alexandrovich Surkov
- 3 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 5
- Russian Folk Songs for voice, violin, cello and piano, Books I–III, Op. 29; Book IV, Op. 31; Book V, Op. 37; Book VI, Op. 38