Viktor Bely

Viktor Arkadyevich Bely, was a Soviet composer and social activist.
Bely was born in Berdichev, in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. In 1929 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and later taught on the faculty of that school from 1935–1948. In 1939 he became a member of Union of Soviet Composers. He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1952 and was named an honored artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1956. In 1980 he was endowed with the honorary title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.

Selected works

;Chamber music

Poème for viola and piano
Sonata for violin and piano

;Piano

Variations
Piano Sonata No. 1
2 Fugues
Piano Sonata No. 2
Lyrical Sonatina
3 Miniatures on Bashkortostani Themes
Piano Sonata No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 4
16 Preludes on Soviet Melodies
5 Pieces on Belarusian Folk Themes
4 Pieces on Tajikistani Themes
''10 Pieces for Children''