Pava Turtygina


Pava Grigorevna Turtygina was a Russian composer.
Turtygina was born in Gomel. She studied at the Ekaterinoslav Music School, today known as the Dnipropetrovsk Academy of Music in Ukraine; at the Gnessin State Musical College with Elena Gnesina; and at the Moscow Conservatory.
Turtygina worked as a pianist. Her music was included on at least one LP recording: Aprelevka #7334. Her compositions were published by the State Music Publishing House known as Muzgiz or Muzyka, which in 2004 became P. Jurgenson. Her vocal compositions include:
  • "Krasnoflotskaya"
  • "Pod Znamenem"
  • "Pokhodnaya Komsomolskaya"
  • "Spain Will Be Free"