Inna Zhvanetskaya

Inna Zhvanetskaya
Inna Zhvanetskaya
Birth name	Inna Abramovna Zhvanetskaya
Born	20 January 1937 (age 87); Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Composer

Composer Inna Abramovna Zhvanetskaya was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on 20 January 1937^[1] or 20 January 1939.^[2] She studied composition under Nikolay Peyko at the Gnessin School where she graduated in 1964. She taught piano and in 1965 became a lecturer in score-reading and instrumentation at the Gnessin School (today the Gnessin State Musical College).^[3]

Work

Zhvanetskaya's compositions include:^[3]

Chamber

Burlesque (violin and piano; 1959)
Five Dance Pieces for Children (two cellos; 2007)^[4]
La Bale (viola and piano; 2015)^[5]
Memories of the Composer Alfred Schnittke (solo cello)^[5]
Six Pieces (wind quintet; 1969)
Violin Sonata (1976)
Splinters of Childhood (solo violin)^[6]
String Quartet (1962)
Variations on a Jewish Theme (two violins)^[5]

Orchestral

Double Bass Concerto (with piano reduction; 1978)
Overture (1963)
Piano Concerto^[5]
Suite (string orchestra; 1965)

Piano

Partita (1966)
Polyphonic Fantasy (1962)
Toccata (1961)
Variations on a Theme of Brahms (1958)

Vocal

Cycle (words by A. Izaakian; voice and piano; 1960)
From Medieval Hebrew Poetry (1998)^[5]
Loud Songs of Anna Akhmatova^[5]
Romances (words by V. Bryusov and other unspecified poets)
Yanvarski Stroki (words by S. Smirnov; voice and piano; 1968)
Zemiyai! (words by Tvorenye-Cholovek; chorus and orchestra; 1972)

References

^ "Жванецкая, Инна Абрамовна | Кто такой Жванецкая, Инна Абрамовна?".
^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. p. 778. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Ruslania - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Zhvanetskaya, Inna - listen online, download, sheet music". classical-music-online.net. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^ "Inna Zhvanetskaya - Classical Archives". www.classicalarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

[1] "Жванецкая, Инна Абрамовна | Кто такой Жванецкая, Инна Абрамовна?".

[2] Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. p. 778. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:0-3] Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] "Ruslania - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

[:1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Zhvanetskaya, Inna - listen online, download, sheet music". classical-music-online.net. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

[6] "Inna Zhvanetskaya - Classical Archives". www.classicalarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

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