Klebanov, Dmitri
Klebanov, Dmitri
Klebanov, Dmitri, outstanding Ukrainian composer; b. Kharkov, July 25, 1907; d. there, June 6, 1987. He studied with Bogatyrev at the Kharkov Inst. for Music and Drama, graduating in 1926. After playing viola in Leningrad (1927–28), he returned to Kharkov as director for several musical comedy theaters and as a teacher at the Cons. (1934-73; prof., 1960; emeritus, 1973). He wrote the Ukrainian State Hymn. Klebanov was president of the local Composer’s Union (1945–49).
Works
dramatic:Opera: Aistenok, children’s opera (1934); Single Life (1947); Vastly Gubanov (1966; rev. as Communist, 1967); Red Cossacks (1971). Ballet: Aistenok (Moscow, 1936); Svetlana (Moscow, 1939); Maïvka (1980). other: Musical comedies; film scores. orch.: 8 syms. (1945, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1962, n.d., n.d., 1983); Ukrainian Concertino (1938); 2 violin concertos (1940, 1951); Welcoming Overture (1945); Ukrainian Suite (1946); 2 cello concertos (1950, 1973); Domra Concerto (1953; rev. for Orch. of Native Instruments, 1973); 4 Preludes and Fugue (1975). chamber: 6 string quartets (1925, 1926, 1933, 1946, 1966, 1968); String Quintet (1953); Woodwind Quartet (1957); Piano Trio (1958); many piano works. vocal: Choruses; songs.
Bibliography
M. Cherkashina, D. K. (1968).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire