Roman Ledenev

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Roman Ledenev
Born
Roman Semyonovich Ledenev

4 December 1930
Moscow, USSR
DiedAugust 15, 2019 (aged 88)
Resting placeTroekurovskoye Cemetery
NationalityRussian
EducationMoscow Conservatory (1955, 1988)
Known forFilm Music Composer, Music Teacher
AwardsPeople's Artist of the Russian Federation (1995), State Prize of the Russian Federation (1997)

Roman Semenovich Ledenev (December 4, 1930 - August 15, 2019) was a Soviet and Russian composer and music teacher, professor at the Moscow Conservatory. He was a People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1995).

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Biography

Ledenev was born on 4 December 1930 in Moscow. [1] In 1948, he graduated from the 'Central Music School' (in the class of E. I. Messner and V. Ya. Shebalin), and in 1955, he enrolled in Moscow Conservatory (in the class of N. P. Rakova, and A. N. Aleksandrovich), graduating in 1958 from the Conservatory in "Composition" (under the advisory of A. N. Aleksandrov).

From 1956 to 1964, he was a professor at Moscow State University, and taught polyphony, solfeggio, instrumentation, harmony, and composition (as an assistant).

In 1978, he began to formally teach his own composition class, becoming a fully fledged professor in 1991.

In 2006, Ledenev became a professor at the Central Music School as well, teaching a compositional class.

On 15 August 2019, [2] Ledenov died, and was buried in Moscow in the Troekurovsky Cemetery. [3]

Memberships

He was a member of the Union of Composers of the USSR (Russian Federation), becoming the Union's secretary from 1970 to 1973, and then again from 1995 to 2006.

He was also a member of the Union of Cinematographers and the International Academy of Art.

Compositions

Musical theater

Works for orchestra

Works for solo instrument and orchestra

Chamber-instrumental compositions

Vocal music

Film music

Titles and awards

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References

  1. ↑ Giraudet, Jean-Paul (2013-03-25). "Roman Ledenev". musicalics.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Информация о прощании с Романом Семёновичем Леденёвым". www.mosconsv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. ↑ "ЛЕДЕНЁВ Роман Семёнович (1930 – 2019) — Moscow-Tombs" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Об объявлении благодарности Министра культуры и массовых: коммуникаций Российской Федерации". culture.gov.ru. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
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