Contemporary classical composers. Works by contemporary composers. About the profession of composer for children

Children's music has always had a special meaning in the works of many composers. It reflected the memories associated with the most beautiful time in every person’s life - childhood.

Children's music surrounds the young generation everywhere, from their first games to everyday trips on public transport. However, what children will listen to at the age when they can choose for themselves depends largely on their parents, so it would not be amiss to instill an aesthetic culture starting from preschool age - both teachers and psychologists place emphasis on this. In addition, researchers have long proven that classical music has a beneficial effect on the creative and mental abilities of the child.

In our time musical works for children are very relevant and have important educational, social and professional significance. They help develop imagination, imaginative thinking, personality development, choice of profession, etc.

Children's music is intended to be heard and performed by children. Her best images are characterized by concreteness, lively poetic content, imagery, simplicity and clarity of form.

Musical works for children are often based on folk tales, pictures of nature, images of the animal world.

Works are written in accordance with their performance capabilities. In vocal works, the range of the voice, the peculiarities of sound production and diction of children of a certain age, choral preparation are taken into account; in instrumental pieces, the degree of technical difficulty is taken into account. A range of musical works accessible to children and performed in children's audiences. Children's songs exist in folk art(round dance songs, counting rhymes, jokes).

An independent section of musical creativity consists of works based on subjects from children's lives, designed to be performed by professional artists and not specifically intended for a children's audience. Classic examples of this kind of music include P. I. Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker,” called by B. V. Asafiev “a brilliant symphony of childhood,” and the cycle of romances “Children’s Room” by M. P. Mussorgsky, in which the composer penetrated with amazing force into the world of the children’s room. psychology, "Children's Scenes" for piano by R. Schumann, orchestral suite "Children's Play" by J. Bizet. The lullaby song is inextricably linked with poetic children's images, which has found various implementations both in folk music and in the song, instrumental and operatic works of composers.

Children's music has become widespread in the works of Soviet composers. Among the major works for children is the symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf” by S. S. Prokofiev. Many works by Soviet composers are based on fairy tales: the operas “Masha and the Bear” and “Morozko” by M. I. Krasev, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” by L. A. Polovinkin, etc. Ballets: “The Little Stork” by D. L. Klebanov , “Doctor Aibolit” by I.V. Morozov (after K.I. Chukovsky), etc. Many songs and instrumental works were written by Soviet composers for children's radio broadcasting, for performances in children's drama theaters, and for children's films. In 1965, the Moscow Children's Musical Theater was founded - the only one in the world. The International Society for Music Education is doing a lot of work.

2. 2 Domestic and foreign composers– authors of children's music

Many of the composers wrote children's music. Among the most famous are both foreign and domestic composers:

1. J. S. Bach

2. R. Schumann

3. J. Brahms

4. P. I. Tchaikovsky

5. A. K. Lyadov

6. A. K Debussy

7. B. Bartok

8. S. S. Prokofiev

9. D. D. Shostakovich

10. B. Britten

11. V. Sviridov

12. E. Krylatov

Bach Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) – German composer, organist, harpsichordist. The philosophical depth of content and high ethical meaning of Bach's works placed his work among the masterpieces of world culture. Summarized the achievements of the musical art of the transition period from Baroque to Classicism. An unsurpassed master of polyphony. “The Well-Tempered Clavier” (1722-1744), Mass in B minor (c. 1747-1749), “St. John’s Passion” (1724), “Matthew’s Passion” (1727 or 1729), St. 200 sacred and secular cantatas, instrumental concerts, numerous works for organ.

Children's music also touched Bach. Let's imagine this picture. A man in a powdered wig, surrounded by children, sits at a harpsichord. He composes, the children listen with interest. This is their father - the greatest composer J. S. Bach. Next to them is Anna Magdalena - mother, singer. For her, Bach creates simple pieces, which will then be included in two “Note Books of Anna Magdalena Bach.” Bach's children learn to play from these notebooks, and then they will open the way to music for all the children of the world. J. S. Bach also wrote music for his children. And four sons even became composers:

Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784), “Gallic” Bach, composer and organist, improviser.

Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788), “Berlin” or “Hamburg” Bach, composer and harpsichordist; his work, related literary movement Sturm und Drang influenced the composers of the Viennese classical school.

Johann Christian (1735-1782), the “Milanese” or “London” Bach, composer and harpsichordist, representative of the gallant style, influenced the work of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795), “Bückeburg” Bach, composer, harpsichordist, bandmaster.

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) – German composer and musical critic. An exponent of the aesthetics of German romanticism. Creator of software piano cycles(“Butterflies”, 1831; “Carnival”, 1835; “ Fantasy plays", 1837; “Kreisleriana”, 1838), lyrical-dramatic vocal cycles (“The Poet’s Love”, “Circle of Songs”, “Love and Life of a Woman”, all 1840); contributed to the development of the romantic piano sonata and variations (“Symphonic Etudes”, 2nd edition 1852). The opera “Genoveva” (1848), the oratorio “Paradise and Peri” (1843), 4 symphonies, a concert for piano and orchestra (1845), chamber and choral works, music for the dramatic poem “Manfred” by J. Byron (1849).

R. Schumann dedicated a significant part of his work to children. His plays “The Brave Rider”, “The Cheerful Peasant”, “March of the Soldiers” were included in the “Album for Youth”. Each play is a complete miniature picture. Many of Schumann's songs are very easy to perform. "Children's Scenes" - more complex works, but they also reveal the world of children's fun, joys and sorrows, and paint pictures of the environment.

Brahms Johannes (1833-1897) – German composer. From 1862 he lived in Vienna. He performed as a pianist and conductor. Brahms' symphony is distinguished by an organic combination of Viennese-classical traditions and romantic imagery. 4 symphonies, overtures, concerts for instruments and orchestra, “German Requiem” (1868), chamber instrumental ensembles, works for piano (“Hungarian Dances”, 4 notebooks, 1869-1880).

Even J. Brahms wrote children's music. He had many choirs vocal ensembles, as well as children's songs.

P. I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - Russian composer. Brother of M.I. Tchaikovsky. Subtle psychologist, master symphonist, musical playwright.

Tchaikovsky revealed in music inner world man (from lyrical sincerity to the deepest tragedy), created the highest examples of operas, ballets, symphonies, and chamber works.

The theme of children runs through all of Tchaikovsky's work. This is evidenced by even a simple listing of works, which can be conditionally divided into two groups.

The first is children's pedagogical repertoire (Children's album, 12 pieces of difficulty, “Chorus of insects and flowers”).

The second is works that can be addressed to children's perception; they are usually used fairy tale images and plots (Children's songs, ballets “The Nutcracker”, “Sleeping Beauty”).

In fact, Tchaikovsky’s “Children’s Songs”, covered with a melancholic, sad feeling, are an appeal to the images of a long-gone past.

Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer to create an album of piano pieces for children. It was easy for him to do this because he understood and loved children. For many years he lived in the large friendly family of his sister, Alexandra Ilyinichna Davydova, in Ukraine, in the village of Kamenka. There Pyotr Ilyich always felt at home and at home.

We learn about his sympathy for children from a letter to von Meck, an admirer and friend of the composer: “My nephews and nieces are such rare and sweet children that it is a great happiness for me to be among them.”

When composing “Children's Album,” the composer was concerned not only with music playing in the Davydov family. He carried out his long-standing plan - “to contribute, to the best of his ability, to the enrichment of children's musical literature, which is not very rich. "Children's Album" was written in the summer of 1878. This collection, consisting of 24 small pieces - piano miniatures - contains the whole life of a child. Many pieces in the collection can be roughly combined into small suites. For example, a number of plays are dedicated to the story of dolls, others paint pictures of Russian life, and several more plays tell about foreign countries.

The children's theme is inseparable from mother's love. It is no coincidence that the image of childhood is a child calmly dozing in a cradle over which the mother is bending. The world of childhood as an ideal of good is conflictingly compared by Tchaikovsky with the world of real evil. The abundance of lullabies in Tchaikovsky’s work and the composer’s passion for implementing this genre not only in vocal but also in instrumental music are striking.

Lyadov Anatoly Konstantinovich (1855-1914) - Russian composer, conductor. Member of the Belyaevsky circle. Master of symphonic and piano miniatures. Symphonic paintings “Baba Yaga” (1904), “Kikimora” (1909) and others (based on fairy tales), adaptations of Russian folk songs.

The life and work of A.K. Lyadov are connected with St. Petersburg, with Russian music.

A. Lyadov’s native element is Russian song, Russian fabulousness. The composer-miniaturist's talent was most fully and completely expressed in colorful orchestral works for children Baba Yaga and Kikimora. Russian fairy tales have always delighted A. Lyadov with their mystery and bizarre fantasy. They awakened his imagination, turning into colorful musical images that he conveyed to children in his music.

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - French composer, founder of musical impressionism. His compositions are characterized by poetry, grace of melody, sophistication, and instability of musical images. The basis of creativity is program instrumental music: “Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun” (1894), triptych “Nocturnes” (1899) for orchestra. Opera “Pelléas et Mélisande” (1902), ballets, poem for voice, female choir and orchestra “The Chosen Virgin” (1888), piano works.

Piano Suite " Children's Corner"Dedicated to Debussy's daughter. The desire to reveal in music the world of 1918 through the eyes of a child in the images familiar to him - a strict teacher, a doll, a little shepherd, a toy elephant - forces Debussy to widely use both everyday dance and song genres, and genres of professional music in a grotesque, caricatured form.

Bartok Bela (1881-1945) – Hungarian composer, pianist and musicologist-folklorist. Born into the family of the director of an agricultural school, an amateur musician and a teacher.

In 1899-1903 he studied at the Budapest music academy named after Liszt.

Children all over the world play the music of the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók “Ten Easy Pieces”, “Children”, “15 Hungarian Peasant Songs”, “Romanian Christmas Songs”, “Microcosmos”. “The freshness and unusualness of Bartók’s musical language are associated primarily with Hungarian folk art. He was the first composer to discover Hungarian folklore and made the whole world marvel at its brightness and originality,” wrote composer E. Denisov. Bartók's most significant children's series is Microcosmos. By calling this cycle “Little Universe,” he wanted to emphasize the universal orientation of the collection.

Continuing the tradition, many domestic composers create bright, interesting children's music.

Prokofiev Sergei Sergeevich (1891-1953) – Russian Soviet composer, pianist and conductor, National artist Russia (1947), Lenin Prize (1957, posthumously), USSR State Prize (1943, 1946 - three times, 1947, 1951).

Sergei Prokofiev can safely be called the sun of Russian music of the twentieth century, his work is filled with powerful vitality, dazzling light, imbued with boundless love to life, to man, to nature. Even in the saddest, most dramatically intense tragic pages of his music, where the clouds sometimes thicken, almost to the point of complete blackness, we always feel that somewhere out there, behind these clouds, the sun continues to shine, and it will definitely shine above again. us, will definitely triumph over any bad weather. The art of our century is a restless art. He was affected by worries and anxieties modern world. We clearly feel on it the traces of military storms, which brought humanity an infinite amount of suffering and grief.

S. Prokofiev often and willingly turned to fairy tales, beloved and close to children. Even in his youth, he composed music based on the text of Andersen’s famous fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling”, and in his mature years he based fairy tale plots on his wonderful ballets “Cinderella” and “The Tale of the Stone Flower”. Among the “fairy-tale” works we will find the most poetic piano pieces “Tales of an Old Grandmother” and the mischievous ballet “a fairy tale about a jester who tricked seven jesters.” And next to these Russian-fairytale ballets stands an opera permeated with the same sharp humor based on the plot of the Italian fairy tale by Carlo Gozzi “The Love for Three Oranges”. This also includes the symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf”, beloved by children all over the world, listening to which the children not only get great pleasure, but also clearly get acquainted with the basic instruments symphony orchestra.

Shostakovich Dmitry Dmitrievich (1906-1975) - Russian Soviet composer, People's Artist of the USSR (1954), Doctor of Art History, Hero Socialist Labor(1966), Lenin Prize (1958), State Prize of the USSR (1941, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1968), State Prize of the RSFSR (1974), International Prize Peace (1954), Sibelius Prize, honorary member of academies and doctor of universities in many countries of the world.

In a number of piano pieces for children, D. Shostakovich opens his musical and figurative sphere. In this regard, the pieces for beginning musicians from the “Children's Notebook” op. 69 and "Dance of the Dolls". These children's plays surprise with their amazing naturalness and optimism. Simplicity and clarity of images, ease of execution give full reason to include these collections in children's repertoire. The names of the plays of D. Shostakovich's "Children's Notebook" (1944–1945), their diversity of figurative sphere and music programming speak for themselves. For example, “Sad Fairy Tale” and the cheerful, bright “Merry Fairy Tale”; “The Bear” is a play in which the image of a clumsy bear cub is shown through frequently repeated moves at wide intervals; mechanical, built on the monotony of the melody “Clockwork Doll”; tremulous "Waltz"; cheerful active “March”. All these pieces embody a specific artistic image, which is very important for young musicians who are just beginning their studies in children's music schools.

Britten Benjamin (1913-1976) - English composer, pianist, conductor. Revived English musical theater. Combined national musical traditions of the 16th-17th centuries. with modern musical means. The operas Peter Grimes (1945), Albert Herring (1947), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960), chamber operas, including The Turn of the Screw (1954); vocal and symphonic works “Ballad of Heroes”, “War Requiem” (1961), “Cantata of Mercy” (1963), etc.

Composer B. Britten was very involved in children's music. He created a collection of many school songs. Songs from this collection are popular among English schoolchildren. The cycle “Ritual Christmas Songs” was written to be performed by children accompanied by a harp. The best songs are “Frosty Winter”, “Oh My Darling”. Britten's Guide to the Orchestra became famous - a unique work that introduces the listener to the modern symphony orchestra.

Sviridov Georgy Vasilievich (1915-1998) – Russian composer, pianist, People's Artist of the USSR (1970), Hero of Socialist Labor (1975). Lenin Prize (1960), USSR State Prize (1946, 1968, 1980). State Prize of the Russian Federation (1994).

Sviridov’s “Album of Plays for Children” attracts with its clarity, simplicity of musical language, sincerity of feelings, and bright national flavor. The composer continued the traditions coming from Tchaikovsky’s “Children’s Album”. The 17 pieces of Sviridov’s “Album” represent a string of miniatures of different types: lyrical, fairy tale, dance, marching. Among them there are landscape plays and play scenes.

Krylatov Evgeny Pavlovich (1934) – Russian composer. Graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (1959). Since 1967, he worked in cinema, composing music for feature and animated films (“Property of the Republic”, 1971; “Oh, this Nastya”, 1971; “And that’s all about him”, 1977).

Music for children occupies a special place in Krylatov’s work. This includes the ballet “Tsvetik-Semitsvetik”, and music for MTYUZE performances, and for radio plays, and, finally, songs.

More than one generation of children has been growing up on the wonderful songs of the composer Krylatov - such as: “Lullaby of the Bear,” “Forest Deer,” “Swallow,” “Winged Swing,” “Beautiful Far Away,” “Three White Horses” and other wonderful songs. In practice, there is not a single choral group or ensemble whose repertoire does not include works by Krylaty.

2. 3 Sociological survey

The sociological survey was conducted at the children's music school in Norilsk, Kayerkan district. 34 people were interviewed, with an average age of 23 years. Among the respondents were students from different departments music school, and teachers.

To the question: “Which of the listed composers do you think is most famous as the author of children's music?” Most of all voted for Tchaikovsky - 20.6%, Bach - 14.7% and Krylatov and Prokofiev - 11.8% each. The middle category included Schumann and Debussy - 8.8% each, Shostakovich and Brahms - 6% each. Lyadov and Britten had the fewest votes - 3% each, and Sviridov - 0%.

The survey results indicate that the most famous composers who wrote children's music are P. I. Tchaikovsky and J. S. Bach, since they actually have a lot of children's works of various genres.

CONCLUSION

By literary sources Composers from different eras who composed music for children have been identified. Nowadays it is performed not only by professional musicians, but also by children (songs, instrumental pieces). Many composers wrote children's music for various reasons: some to teach their own children, others simply out of love for them.

Domestic composers of the 20th century continue the traditions of their predecessors and create bright, interesting instrumental children's music. It was during this era that music flourished, because previously it was available only to wealthy families. Also, composers, without simplifying their musical language, composed it in such a way that children could cope with technical difficulties.

The work shows the features of children's music and reveals its significance in the life of every composer.

Classical composers are known all over the world. Every name musical genius- a unique individuality in the history of culture.

What is classical music

Classical music is enchanting melodies created by talented authors who are rightly called classical composers. Their works are unique and will always be in demand by performers and listeners. Classical, on the one hand, is usually called strict, deeply meaningful music that is not related to the following genres: rock, jazz, folk, pop, chanson, etc. On the other hand, in historical development music there is a period of the late XIII - early XX centuries, called classicism.

Classical themes are distinguished by sublime intonation, sophistication, variety of shades and harmony. They have a positive effect on the emotional worldview of adults and children.

Stages of development of classical music. Their brief description and main representatives

In the history of the development of classical music, the following stages can be distinguished:

• Renaissance or Renaissance - early 14th - last quarter of the 16th century. In Spain and England, the Renaissance period lasted until the beginning of the 17th century.
• Baroque - replaced the Renaissance and lasted until the beginning of the 18th century. The center of the style was Spain.
• Classicism is the period of development of European culture from the beginning of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th century.
• Romanticism is a direction opposite to classicism. Lasted until the mid-19th century.
• Classics of the 20th century - modern era.

Brief description and main representatives of cultural periods

1. Renaissance - a long period of development of all areas of culture. - Thomas Tallis, Giovanni da Palestina, T. L. de Victoria composed and left immortal creations for posterity.

2. Baroque - in this era new musical forms appear: polyphony, opera. It was during this period that they created their own famous creations Bach, Handel, Vivaldi. Bach's fugues are built in accordance with the requirements of classicism: obligatory adherence to the canons.

3. Classicism. who created their immortal creations in the era of classicism: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. The sonata form appears and the composition of the orchestra increases. and Haydn differ from the ponderous works of Bach in the simple construction and elegance of the melodies. It was still a classic, a striving for perfection. Beethoven's works are the edge of contact between romantic and classic styles. In the music of L. van Beethoven there is more sensuality and ardor than rational canon. The following stood out important genres, as a symphony, sonata, suite, opera. Beethoven gave rise to the Romantic period.

4. Romanticism. Musical works are characterized by color and drama. Various song genres are being formed, for example, ballads. Piano works by Liszt and Chopin received recognition. The traditions of romanticism were inherited by Tchaikovsky, Wagner, and Schubert.

5. Classics of the 20th century - characterized by the authors’ desire for innovation in melodies; the terms aleatorics, atonalism arose. Works by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Glass are classified in the classical format.

Russian classical composers

Tchaikovsky P.I. - Russian composer, music critic, public figure, teacher, conductor. His compositions are the most performed. They are sincere, easily perceived, reflect the poetic originality of the Russian soul, picturesque pictures of Russian nature. The composer created 6 ballets, 10 operas, more than a hundred romances, 6 symphonies. The world-famous ballet “Swan Lake”, the opera “Eugene Onegin”, “Children’s Album”.

Rachmaninov S.V. - the works of the outstanding composer are emotional and cheerful, and some are dramatic in content. Their genres are varied: from small plays to concerts and operas. The author's generally recognized works: the operas "The Miserly Knight", "Aleko" based on Pushkin's poem "The Gypsies", "Francesca da Rimini" based on a plot borrowed from " Divine Comedy» Dante, poem “The Bells”; suite “Symphonic Dances”; piano concerts; vocalise for voice with piano accompaniment.

Borodin A.P. was a composer, teacher, chemist, and doctor. The most significant creation is the opera “Prince Igor” by historical work“The Tale of Igor’s Campaign,” which the author wrote for almost 18 years. During his lifetime, Borodin did not have time to finish it; after his death, the opera was completed by A. Glazunov and N. Rimsky-Korsakov. The great composer is the founder of classical quartets and symphonies in Russia. The “Bogatyr” Symphony is considered the crown of world and Russian national-heroic symphony. The instrumental chamber quartets, the First and Second Quartets, were recognized as outstanding. One of the first to introduce heroic figures from ancient Russian literature into romances.

Great musicians

Mussorgsky M.P., about whom we can say - this great composer-realist, brave innovator, touching on acute social problems, an excellent pianist and an excellent vocalist. The most significant musical works are the operas “Boris Godunov” based on the dramatic work of A.S. Pushkin and “Khovanshchina” - folk music drama, the main character of these operas is a rebel people from different social strata; creative cycle “Pictures at an Exhibition”, inspired by the works of Hartmann.

Glinka M.I. - famous Russian composer, founder classical direction in Russian musical culture. He completed the procedure for creating a school of Russian composers, based on the value of folk and professional music. The master’s works are imbued with love for the Fatherland and reflect the ideological orientation of the people of that historical era. World famous folk drama“Ivan Susanin” and the opera-fairy tale “Ruslan and Lyudmila” became new trends in Russian opera. The symphonic works “Kamarinskaya” and “Spanish Overture” by Glinka are the foundations of Russian symphonism.

Rimsky-Korsakov N.A. is a talented Russian composer, naval officer, teacher, publicist. Two trends can be traced in his work: historical (“The Tsar’s Bride”, “Pskov Woman”) and fairy-tale (“Sadko”, “Snow Maiden”, suite “Scheherazade”). A distinctive feature of the composer's works: originality based on classical values, homophony in the harmonic structure of early works. His compositions have the author's signature: original orchestral solutions with unusually constructed vocal scores, which are the main ones.

Russian classical composers tried to reflect in their works the cognitive thinking and folklore characteristic of the nation.

European culture

Famous classical composers Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven lived in the capital of musical culture of that time - Vienna. The geniuses are united by masterful performance, excellent compositional solutions, and the use of different musical styles: from folk tunes to polyphonic developments of musical themes. Great classics are characterized by comprehensive creative mental activity, competence, and clarity in the construction of musical forms. In their works, intellect and emotions, tragic and comic components, ease and prudence are organically linked together.

Beethoven and Haydn gravitated towards instrumental compositions, Mozart masterfully succeeded in both operatic and orchestral compositions. Beethoven was an unsurpassed creator of heroic works, Haydn appreciated and successfully used humor and folk genre types in his work, Mozart was a universal composer.

Mozart is the creator of the sonata instrumental form. Beethoven improved it and brought it to unsurpassed heights. The period of the Viennese classics became a period of quartet heyday. Haydn, followed by Beethoven and Mozart, made a significant contribution to the development of this genre.

Italian masters

Giuseppe Verdi - an outstanding musician of the 19th century, developed traditional Italian opera. He had impeccable skill. The culmination of his composing activity was opera works"Troubadour", "La Traviata", "Othello", "Aida".

Niccolo Paganini - born in Nice, one of the most musically gifted personalities of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was a master of the violin. He composed caprices, sonatas, quartets for violin, guitar, viola and cello. He wrote concertos for violin and orchestra.

Gioachino Rossini - worked in the 19th century. Author of sacred and chamber music, composed 39 operas. Outstanding works - " Barber of Seville", "Othello", "Cinderella", "The Thieving Magpie", "Semiramis".

Antonio Vivaldi is one of the greatest representatives of violin art of the 18th century. He gained fame thanks to his most famous work - 4 violin concertos "The Seasons". He lived an amazingly fruitful creative life, composing 90 operas.

Famous Italian classical composers left an eternal musical legacy. Their cantatas, sonatas, serenades, symphonies, operas will bring pleasure to more than one generation.

Peculiarities of a child’s perception of music

Listening to good music has a positive effect on the psycho-emotional development of a child, according to child psychologists. Good music introduces you to art and shapes aesthetic taste, teachers say.

Many famous creations were created by classical composers for children, taking into account their psychology, perception and specifics of age, i.e. for listening, while others were composed for little performers various plays, easily perceived by ear and technically accessible to them.

“Children's Album” by P.I. Tchaikovsky. for little pianists. This album is a dedication to my nephew who loved music and was a very gifted child. The collection contains more than 20 plays, some of them based on folklore material: Neapolitan motifs, Russian dance, Tyrolean and French melodies. Collection “Children's Songs” by P.I. Tchaikovsky. designed for auditory perception children's audience. Songs of an optimistic mood about spring, birds, blooming garden(“My kindergarten”), about compassion for Christ and God (“Christ had a garden as an infant”).

Children's classics

Many classical composers worked for children, the list of whose works is very diverse.

Prokofiev S.S. “Peter and the Wolf” is a symphonic fairy tale for children. Thanks to this fairy tale, children get acquainted with the musical instruments of a symphony orchestra. The text of the fairy tale was written by Prokofiev himself.

Schumann R. “Children's Scenes” are short musical stories with a simple plot, written for adult performers, memories of childhood.

Debussy's piano cycle "Children's Corner".

Ravel M. “Mother Goose” based on the fairy tales of C. Perrault.

Bartok B. “First steps at the piano.”

Cycles for children Gavrilova S. “For the little ones”; "Heroes of Fairy Tales"; "Guys about animals."

Shostakovich D. “Album of piano pieces for children.”

Bakh I.S. "The music book of Anna Magdalena Bach." While teaching his children music, he created special pieces and exercises for them to develop technical skills.

Haydn J. is the progenitor of the classical symphony. He created a special symphony called “Children’s”. The instruments used: a clay nightingale, a rattle, a cuckoo - give it an unusual sound, childish and playful.

Saint-Saëns K. came up with a fantasy for orchestra and 2 pianos called “Carnival of Animals”, in which he masterfully conveyed the clucking of chickens, the roar of a lion, the complacency of an elephant and its manner of movement, and the touchingly graceful swan through musical means.

When composing compositions for children and youth, great classical composers took care of the interesting storylines of the work, the accessibility of the proposed material, taking into account the age of the performer or listener.

Olga Konovalova
Composers for children

Composers for children.

Children's music surrounds the young generation everywhere, from their first games to everyday trips on public transport. However, what children will listen to at the age when they can choose for themselves depends largely on their parents, so it would not be amiss to instill an aesthetic culture starting from preschool age - both teachers and psychologists place emphasis on this. In addition, researchers have long proven that classical music has a beneficial effect on a child’s creative and mental abilities.

Children's interest in music can be noticed with early age. At the same time, often issues related to the development of the baby’s world practically do not concern their parents. In fact, it is very important for preschool children to develop musicality and a love for music.

The world of childhood is very large and full of fantasy, so the musical world of children is also vast and diverse. These include songs, symphonies, operas and ballets, and many, many plays.

Composing music for children and youth, composers care about that so that its plot is interesting and understandable for a small creature. IN different countries Over the years, many outstanding works of children's music have been created.

Children's music in the works of many composers has always had a special meaning. It reflected the memories associated with the most beautiful time in every person’s life - childhood.

Nowadays, musical works for children are very relevant and have important educational, social and professional significance. They help develop imagination, imaginative thinking, personality development, choice of profession, etc.

For the children of my group, I made a catalog of famous composers.

Publications on the topic:

"Composers joke." Music listening lesson for older preschool children“COMPOSERS ARE JOKING” Lesson on listening to music for children of senior preschool age Goal: Development of musical responsiveness to humorous things.

Poems “Dedicated to Children” Author's poems. "Dedicated to children." Even though everything is perishable in this mortal world, We are only guests on the planet, But the unshakable refrain remains: “Happiness.

Children about cats To those who are kind and gentle with a cat, the cat can become a friend, but to the offender, however, the cat can give back. All domestic cats are so different.

A card file of children's composers in kindergarten helps teachers and music directors in short form introduce children to

Summary of the lesson “Kuban composers and their work” Goal: getting to know musical creativity fellow countrymen, composers of Kuban Objectives: development of the skill of listening to music; - nurturing love for children.

Project “For children about space” Project “For children about space” Relevance of the topic. One of the stages of cognitive development of preschool children is familiarization with the concept of “planet”.

Project "Composers-storytellers" Relevance of the topic Currently, much attention is paid to the moral and patriotic education of the younger generation. From early.

Children's composers

JOHAN SEBASTIAN BACH

Children's composers

JOHAN SEBASTIAN BACH

Germany, 1685 – 1750

Johann Sebastian was born into a family that is considered the largest musical dynasty in Germany. Of Bach's ancestors, Veit Bach, a baker who played the zither, and Johannes Bach, a city musician in Erfurt, were especially famous. The descendants of the latter became so famous that in some medieval German dialects the surname “Bach” became a common noun and acquired the meaning “city musician.” In 721, Johann Bach married the daughter of a court musician from Weissenfeld, Anna Magdalene Wilcken, for the second time. She also represents a musical dynasty, has in a beautiful voice and good hearing. Helping her husband, Anna Magdalena rewrote many of his works. The second marriage becomes much more successful for the composer than the first. For his beloved Anna Magdalene, Bach creates the “Anna Magdalene Bach Music Book.” In this marriage, Bach has 13 children, but six of them survive. By 1740, he achieved the greatest fame, but began to lead a more secluded lifestyle, devoting all his time to his highly talented children, whose fame later eclipsed the glory of their father. In the last years of his life, Bach suffered from eye disease, underwent surgery, and became blind. Died at the age of 65 on July 27, 1750.

Written for children: Suite for flute and strings “The Joke”, Sonata for flute and harpsichord, Suite for orchestra No. 3, Prelude for lute, Brandenberg Concerto, Concerto for violin and haboy, Suite for cello, Series of concerts for 4 harpsichords, Musical Offering, Partita for violin No. 3, Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Russia, 05/07/1840 - 11/6/1893

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in the Ural city of Votkinsk, in the family of a mining engineer.Tchaikovsky grew up in a very cultured family.The boy’s passion for playing music and extraordinary abilities manifested itself from early childhood, however, when he was 10 years old, his parents sent him to the St. Petersburg School of Law.He studied piano playing and listened to the few amateur pianists who visited their home.In 1861, Tchaikovsky began studying music and at the beginning of 1866 he moved to Moscow, where he began teaching in music classes.

In 1877, Tchaikovsky left for St. Petersburg, and from there abroad; he lives in Switzerland, then in Italy and France until 1885.

Since 1887, every year Tchaikovsky went on concert tours throughout Europe, promoting his music.Very soon Tchaikovsky acquires world fame, his works are performed in Russia and abroad. He often conducts his compositions himself in his homeland, in various European countries and in America.
Tchaikovsky wrote operas and ballets, symphonic works and chamber ensembles, romances, piano and violin pieces. In all genres, he created works loved by the whole world.

Written for children: Suite No. 1, No. 2, No. 4; Symphony No. 2, No. 5; Ballets “Swan Lake”, “The Nutcracker”; Children's Album (songs, dances, games).

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JOHAN STRAUSS

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JOHAN STRAUSS (SON)

Austria, 1825-1899

Johann Strauss son was born in Vienna. His father, also Johann, tried several professions before becoming a violinist, and in the end it was in the musical field that he achieved great success.

The children grew up in an atmosphere rich in music, and everyone was musical. Finally, at the age of nineteen, Johann Strauss assembled a small ensemble and received the official right to earn a living as a conductor from the Viennese magistrate.

Written for children:

Tic-Tac, Persian March, Waltzes, Sounds of Unity, Where the Lemon Trees Bloom, Overture to the Opera "Die Fledermaus"

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MODEST PETROVICH MUSORGSKY

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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Russia, 1839-1881

Mussorgsky was born on March 9 in the village of Karevo, Toropetsky district, Pskov province. He came from an old noble family. Under the guidance of his mother, the boy made great progress in playing the piano. Already at the age of seven he played short works by Liszt, and at the age of 9 he played Field's big concerto. All the Mussorgskys, who came from a noble family, served in the military, with the exception of the composer's father. In June 1856, Mussorgsky graduated from school and, a few months later, was enlisted in the Preobrazhensky Regiment. Then, in 1856, Mussorgsky met A.P. Borodin, who became his close friend. In the winter of the same year, Modest Petrovich met A.S. Dargomyzhsky, and through him with M.A. Balakirev and Ts.A. Cui, then with the brothers V.V. and D.V. Stasov. For Mussorgsky, as well as for all members of the future " Mighty bunch", Balakirev became a teacher and friend. The ruin of the family caused by the reform of 1861 forced Mussorgsky to enroll in civil service. He played the piano brilliantly, performed excellently vocal works. On February 12, 1881, Mussorgsky suffered from paralysis. He died on March 16 in a military hospital.
Written for children:

piano suite “Pictures at an Exhibition”

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austria, 1756-1791

Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg. Possessing phenomenal musical ear and memory, he is already in early childhood learned to play the harpsichord, and at the age of five he wrote his first compositions. From the age of six he toured European countries. Of the outstanding composers of the past, he was the first to choose the life of a free artist. In 1781, Mozart moved to Vienna and started a family. He earned money from rare editions of his own compositions, piano lessons and performances (the latter served as an incentive to create concerts for piano and orchestra).

Mozart paid special attention to opera. His works represent an entire era in the development of this type of musical art. The composer was attracted to opera by the opportunity to show the relationships between people, their feelings and aspirations. Mozart also became one of the creators of the classical concert genre.

Written for children: Symphony No. 40

Major operas: Mithridates, King of Pontus (1770), Idomeneo, King of Crete (1781), The Abduction from the Seraglio (1782), The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), So Do All Women (1790), The Clemency of Titus ( 1791), magical flute (1791).

Other works: 17 masses, including: “Coronation” (1779), “Requiem” (1791) 49 symphonies, including: “Paris” (1778), No. 36 “Haffner” (1782), No. 37 “Linz” ( 1783), No. 38 “Prague” (1786), No. 39 (1788), No. 40 (1788), No. 41 “Jupiter” (1788).

Concerts, serenades, divertissements, ensembles, sonatas, trios, duets, rondos, fantasies, plays, more than 50 arias, ensembles, choirs, songs.

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Fryderyk Chopin

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Fryderyk Chopin

Poland, 1810-1849

Fryderyk Chopin was born on March 1 in the town of Zhelazova Wola. Chopin's mother was Polish, his father was French. Little Chopin grew up surrounded by music. His father played the violin and flute, his mother sang well and played the piano a little. By the age of 6, he began to play the piano. The little pianist's first performance took place in Warsaw when he was seven years old. In 1832, Chopin began triumphant concert performances in Paris. He gave his first concert at the age of 22. Here meetings took place with the leading figures of literature and art in France and other countries (F. Liszt, G. Berlioz, V. Bellini, J. Meyerbeer; G. Heine and E. Delacroix). In 1834-35 Chopin tours the Rhine with F. Hiller and F. Mendelssohn in 1835. meets R. Schumann in Leipzig. In 1837, Chopin felt his first attack of lung disease. In 1848 he toured Great Britain. This was his last journey.

Chopin died in Paris, where his grave is located. The composer's heart, according to his dying will, was transported by Chopin's sister to Warsaw and walled up in one of the columns in the Church of the Holy Cross.

Essays: For piano and orchestra - 2 concertos, variations, rondo, fantasy, Andante spianato and polonaise; chamber instrumental ensembles - sonata for cello and piano, introduction and polonaise for piano and cello, piano trio, etc.;

for piano - 3 sonatas, fantasy, 4 ballads, 4 scherzos, 4 impromptu, 21 nocturnes, 4 rondos, 27 etudes, 17 waltzes, about 60 mazurkas, 16 polonaises, 25 preludes (including 24 preludes), tarantella, bolero, 3 ecosses, barcarolle, lullaby, several cycles of variations, etc.; 19 songs for voice and piano.

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Edvard Grieg

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Edvard Grieg

Norway, 1843-1907

Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, the fourth child in a large musical family.

He studied from the age of six musical notation, however, he did not seriously dream of following in the footsteps of his parents, until one day a wonderful meeting occurred in his life. When Edward was 15 years old, Ole Bull, a famous violinist and composer who had by that time gained world fame, came to visit his father. Having learned that Grieg’s son loved music very much and was even trying to compose, the guest sat the boy down at the piano and was absolutely delighted with what he heard: “You should become a musician!”

On his advice, Edward was sent to Leipzig, where he began taking lessons at the conservatory. A young musician far from home

He worked, sparing no effort, and eventually became seriously ill - after a cold, he developed pleurisy. And although Edward nevertheless recovered from his mother’s care, the consequences of the disease remained for the rest of his life: Grieg suffered from tuberculosis and in his old age he breathed only part of his left lung, because the right one was destroyed. On June 15, 1903, Grieg celebrated his sixtieth birthday. He received a huge number of telegrams and letters from many countries of the world. The composer could be proud: it means that his life was not in vain, it means that he brought joy to people with his creativity...

In 1906, Grieg again embarked on a major tour. May Grieg returns to Norway, to Trollhaugen. Summer brings him excruciating suffering. It is possible to fall asleep only with anesthesia. On September 4, 1907, early in the morning, Grieg passed away.

Essays for children: suite “Peer Gynt”, piano pieces “Procession of Dwarves”, “Kobold”.

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Antonio Vivaldi

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Antonio Vivaldi

Venice, 1678-1741

In 1678, in Venice, the first-born Antonio was born into the family of hairdresser and musician Giovanni Batista Vivaldi. The stormy character of the city was passed on to young Antonio, but he was unable to express it: from birth he had a serious illness - a constricted chest; all his life he was tormented by asthma, and he was out of breath when walking. But from his father, along with his fiery hair color and equally fiery temperament, the boy inherited musical abilities. Music was often heard in Vivaldi's house: the father played the violin, the children learned to play musical instruments(at that time this was a common thing), and they also started funny games, sometimes fights.

Last period Antonio Vivaldi's life is similar to his concerts: joy and sadness replace each other. On the threshold of his 50th birthday, our hero was full of energy and plans. Operas poured in as if from a cornucopia (for the carnival season of 1727, he composed as many as eight operas).

He died in the house of the widow of a Viennese saddler named Waller and was buried in poverty. Soon after death name outstanding master was forgotten.

Almost 200 years later, in the 20s. XX century Italian musicologist A. Gentili discovered unique collection the composer's manuscripts (300 concerts, 19 operas, sacred and secular vocal works). From this time begins a true revivalVivaldi's former glory. The composer's favorite instrument was the violin

Essays: violin concerts "Harmonic Inspiration", "Extravagance", over 40 operas "Ottone", "Orlando", "Nero", more than 60 concerts for string orchestra, vocal works - cantatas, oratorios, works on spiritual texts (psalms, litanies),

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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

Russia, 1804-1857

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was born on June 1, 1804 on his parents’ estate in the village of Novospasskoye, Smolensk province. At the age of ten, quite late, Mikhail began learning to play the piano and violin. In 1822, Mikhail Ivanovich graduated from the Noble boarding school at the Main Pedagogical Institute in St. Petersburg, where his parents brought him in 1817. He is increasingly involved in music and pays attention to composition, composes, and tries his hand at different genres. In 1822 his first works appeared.

Essays: Operas: “A Life for the Tsar”, “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, Symphonic works: Symphony on two Russian themes, Spanish Overture No. 1, No. 2; "Kamarinskaya", a fantasy on two Russian themes; “Waltz-Fantasy”, Chamber instrumental works: Sonata for viola and piano

Romances and songs: “Venetian Night” (1832); “Night View” (1836); "Doubt" (1838); "Night Zephyr" (1838).

Anthem of the Russian Federation The patriotic song of Mikhail Glinka was the official anthem of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 2000.

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Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov

Russia, 1844-1908

Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov was born on March 18, 1844 in Tikhvin near St. Petersburg. The boy's musical abilities manifested themselves early, but family tradition at the age of 12 he was assigned to the Naval Corps in St. Petersburg. After graduation educational institution, in 1862 - 1865, participated in the voyage on the clipper "Almaz", thanks to which he visited the countries of Europe, North and South America.

In 1861, Nikolai Andreevich became a member of the “Mighty Handful” circle. In 1871, Rimsky-Korsakov was accepted as a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and held this position for almost forty years.

Operas: “The Pskov Woman”, “May Night”, “Snow Maiden”, “Mlada”, “The Night Before Christmas”, “Sadko”, “Mozart and Salieri”, “Boyaryna Vera Sheloga”, “The Tsar’s Bride”, “The Tale of the Tsar” Saltan", "Servilia", "Kashchei the Immortal", "Pan Voivode", "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia"", "The Golden Cockerel"

Cantatas, Symphony No. 1, No. 2; Sinfonietta on Russian themes, suite “Scheherazade”; “Bright Holiday”, “Over the Grave”. Serenades.

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Prokofiev Sergey Sergeevich

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Prokofiev Sergey Sergeevich

Russia, 1891-1953

Born in the village of Sontsovka, Yekaterinoslav province, on April 23, 1891, in the family of an agronomist. From the age of 5 he studied piano under the guidance of his mother, and from the age of 6 he began composing music. Already at this time he showed outstanding musical abilities. By the age of ten, he had already written several works, among which was the opera “Giant”. In 1902-1903 he took lessons from R. M. Gliere, after which, at the age of 12, Prokofiev entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where he studied for 10 years. He graduated from it in 1909 in composition, and in 1914 in piano and conducting.

last years Prokofiev's concerts were limited, and he performed in front of children's audiences. His latest works, including the Seventh Symphony and The Stone Flower, reflected the impressions of his childhood, as the composer himself said. Music for children and youth is a special page in the work of the great master.

Written for children:

the symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf” (1936), the ballets “Cinderella” and “The Tale of the Stone Flower”, the piano pieces “Tales of the Old Grandmother”, the ballet “The Tale of the Jester Who Tricked Seven Jesters”, an opera based on the Italian fairy tale by Carlo Gozzi “ Love for Three Oranges", an album of pieces for young pianists "Children's Music".

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Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich

Russia, 1904-1987

born on December 30, 1904 in St. Petersburg in the family of an employee. In 1918, the family moved to Moscow. His father was a mathematician and really wanted the boy to study the exact sciences, but from early youth he made progress in poetry and painting, and most of all he loved to improvise on the piano.

In 1919, he entered the Scriabin Music College in Moscow, where piano was taught by its director, Selivanov, and composition was taught by the famous theorist and composer G. Catuara. For the sake of a talented student, a composition department is opened at the technical school, in which one student is Kabalevsky. From the age of sixteen, the young man had to earn his living: he draws posters, serves as a postman, writes and performs music for silent films, and studies at a painting and drawing school.

In 1925, against the will of his father, he entered the Moscow Conservatory, where he also studied in two specialties: piano and composition.

In 1932 he became a professor. He writes a lot, works at the conservatory, gives presentations, and appears in print.

For children: songs: “The First of May”, “Steam Locomotive”, “Bird House”, “Song about the Pioneer Abrosimov”, etc., five piano pieces “From Pioneer Life”, the second concert for piano and orchestra.

Operas: Cola Brugnon, On Fire, Taras's Family, Nikita Vershinin, Sisters. Ballets: Golden Ears; Operetta: Spring is Singing;

For symphony orchestra and choir:

Poem of struggle, Great Motherland, People's Avengers, About the native land; For orchestra: 4 symphonies, Suites: from the opera Copa Brugnon, Comedians, Romeo and Juliet; symphonic poem Spring; Chamber instrumental works.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Germany, 1770-1827

During his life, he had to be poor and rich, happy and unhappy, and all this only opened up new facets of his talent. Life has always been a struggle for him. This is reflected in his beautiful music, which we have heard since childhood. He inherited musical abilities and character traits from his grandfather and father. At the age of 26, Beethoven showed the first signs of deafness. From 1816 to 1822, the last five piano sonatas were written. And the most significant in Beethoven’s work is the Ninth Symphony. On May 7, 1824 it was performed. The orchestra was conducted by Umlauf. The composer himself stood at the footlights, giving tempos for each movement. The audience was delighted! The musicians and singers were amazed by the success. Beethoven stood motionless - he did not hear anything.

Shortly before his death, Beethoven goes to his brother Johann. On the way back, Ludwig caught a bad cold and after several months of serious illness, Ludwig van Beethoven dies. The composer's death shocked Vienna. All educational institutions were closed that day. A crowd of thousands came out to see the composer off on his final journey.

Essays: Opera - Fidelio; Ballets: oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives, Mass in C major, Solemn Mass, Cantatas, 9 symphonies; Overtures: to the tragedy “Coriolanus” by Collin (1807), to the tragedy “Egmont” by Goethe (1810), etc.; Concertos for instruments and orchestra: 5 for piano, for violin, Triple Concerto for piano, violin and cello;

Chamber instrumental ensembles: 16 string quartets, 10 sonatas for piano and violin, 5 sonatas for piano and cello; for piano - 32 sonatas, including the 14th “Moonlight”, variation cycles. Songs: cycle “To a distant beloved”; processing of folk songs; Music for drama theater performances, etc.

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Alexander Sergeevich Dargomyzhsky

Russia, 1813-1869

Dargomyzhsky was born in the village of Troitsky, Tula province. His father, Sergei Nikolaevich, was the illegitimate son of a wealthy nobleman and owned lands in the Smolensk province. Mother, née Princess Maria Borisovna Kozlovskaya, married against the will of her parents; she was well educated and wrote poetry.

Until the age of five, Dargomyzhsky did not speak at all, and his late-formed voice remained forever squeaky and hoarse. Dargomyzhsky received his education at home; he knew French perfectly. Playing puppet show, the boy composed small vaudeville plays for him, and at the age of six he began to learn to play the piano. His acquaintance with Glinka (1834), which soon turned into a close friendship, led to the idea of ​​taking up music seriously: he began to study in depth the theory of composition and instrumentation.

Dargomyzhsky is one of the founders of the Russian classical school of composition, the creator of lyrical opera drama and “conversational” (recitative) opera, which is highly innovative in genre and style.

Essays:

operas "Esmeralda", "Rusalka","The Stone Guest"

cantata "The Triumph of Bacchus", ballad "Wedding", romances "I Loved You", "Young Man and Maiden", "Night Zephyr", "Vertograd",

symphonic plays "Baba Yaga" (1862), "Cossack" (1864), "Chukhon Fantasy".

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Alexandra Nikolaevna Pakhmutova

Russia, 1929 -_____

Born in a village near Stalingrad, Alya saw with her child’s eyes the cruel, destructive bombing of her city, which did not surrender to the Nazis, and remembered the long journey of evacuated civilians - from the Volga to Kazakhstan - and the road back to their native places.
And then there was Moscow, with which, in fact, Alexandra Nikolaevna’s whole life is connected. Here, in the middle of the war in 1943, she entered the Central Music School for Gifted Children, then graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory.
Among the works: symphonic works - “Russian Suite”, “Ode to Light a Fire”, cantatas and oratorios - “Vasily Terkin”, “A Country Beautiful as Youth”, ballet “Illumination”.
About 400 songs, including “The main thing, guys, is not to grow old with your heart!”, “Old Maple”, “Eaglets Learn to Fly”, “Tenderness”, “Gagarin’s Constellation”, “A Coward Doesn’t Play Hockey”, “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”, “Goodbye, Moscow!” (farewell song of the 1980 Olympics), “Grapevine”, “I Stay”, “Love Me”, “Russian Waltz” (1992) and many others.
Music for films: “The Ulyanov Family”, “Girls”, “Once Upon a Time There Were an Old Man and an Old Woman”, “Three Poplars on Plyushchikha”, “Closing of the Season”, “My Love in the Third Year”, “Wormwood - Bitter Grass”, “ Ballad about sports”, “Oh sports, you are the world!”

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Botyarov Evgeny Mikhailovich

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Botyarov Evgeny Mikhailovich

Russia, 1935-2010

Evgeny Mikhailovich was born on August 3, 1935 in the village of Kuzmino, Sobinsky district, Vladimir region. Graduated in 1956 School of Music at the Leningrad Conservatory, in 1961 the Moscow Conservatory. After graduating from graduate school, he taught at the Musical Pedagogical Institute named after. Gnessins (1964–1966). Since 1966, Botyarov has been a teacher at the Moscow Conservatory in instrumentation and score reading. Subsequently, Evgeniy Mikhailovich became the head. Department of Instrumentation, Professor of this illustrious educational institution. The composer wrote many works: symphonies, suites, choral works, vocal cycles, oratorios, instrumental works, romances based on poems by Yesenin and Yevtushenko, songs. He wrote music for radio and television productions and worked a lot in films. animations.

Essays for children: for choir “Bird Music”, “Summer Song”, for piano, large quantity songs: “White Doves” (A. Barto), “Here the trumpeters are blowing” (E. Agranovich), “Counselor and others” (L. Derbenev), “You are boys”, “Let’s be friends” (M. Plyatskovsky), “ Gagarinians" (L. Khrilev), "True Friendship" (P. Sinyavsky), "Yellow Elephant" (Yu. Yakovlev) and many others. etc.

Music for cartoons - “The pony runs in circles” - “Merry Carousel” (No. 3) “Red, red, freckled”, “Merry Larusel” No. 4 “Silent Hamster”, “We are going to look” (1988), “Kostroma "(1989), "MISTER Pronka" (1991), "Vanyusha and the Giant" (1993), "Autumn Meeting" (1993), "Dreamers from the Village of Ugory" (1994), "Pinezhsky Pushkin" (2000), "Pinezhsky Pushkin" (2003)

Music for feature films for children: “We sat on the golden porch”, “Waiting for a miracle”, “Vanka-Vstanka”.

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Isaac Osipovich Dunaevsky

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Isaac Osipovich Dunaevsky

Russia, 1900 - 1955

His father, Tsali Simonovich Dunaevsky, was a wealthy bank employee. The family had six children and they all devoted themselves to music. By the age of six, the boy already played the piano very well and picked out various melodies, and at eight he mastered the violin. In 1910, in the city of Kharkov, he entered the gymnasium and music school, where he studied violin and composition: he composed romances, piano pieces, and quartets. Isaac is also studying at the law faculty of the university, but he understands that this profession is not for him and chooses music. In 1918, Dunaevsky graduated from the gymnasium with a gold medal, and in 1919, from the Kharkov Conservatory. In 1920, he was hired by the Kharkov Russian Drama Theater as head of the musical department. The debut of the young composer took place here.

In 1924 Isaac Osipovich moves to Moscow and begins his labor activity at the Hermitage Theatre, Drama Theatre, and Satire Theatre, where he directed the musical department and created the first operettas.

Written for children:

Ballet: “Murzilka” (1924), Music for the cartoon “Teremok” (1937), Music for the film “The Children of Captain Grant” (1936)

Songs: Oh, good, How good it is all around, March of the Young People, Starlings have arrived, My native country is wide, Attention, to the start, There lived a brave captain, March of cheerful children, Let's remember school games, Bugles are playing, Our friendly unit, School waltz, New Year's children's song, Sleep comes to the threshold, Doves fly.

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Sergei Yakovlevich Nikitin

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Sergei Yakovlevich Nikitin

Russia, 1944 - _____

Born in Moscow on March 8, 1944. In 1962 he graduated from school, then entered the Faculty of Physics of Moscow state university them. M. V. Lomonosov. He studied at the acoustics department, graduating in 1968.

Also in school years became interested in guitar. Nikitin wrote his first song “On the Road” based on poems by Joseph Utkin in 1962. I was at the university active participant creative life of the university. After graduating from Moscow State University, he worked at academic institutes: the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Biological Physics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He became a scientist - defended his dissertation, is a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences.

But, nevertheless, music became the main profession.

In 1995, Sergei Yakovlevich Nikitin was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia, and in 1997 Tatyana and Sergei Nikitin became laureates of the Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize - “For many years of devotion to Russian poetry.” Lives and works in Moscow.

Songs for children (and parents):

Ballad of a Sliver, Song of a Fairytale, Song of the Three Wolves, Tale of a Song, Abracadabra, Big Cat Secret, Big Horse Secret, Big Secret for a Small Company, Big dog secret, A dog can be a biter, This is very interesting (Art. Y. Moritz), Song of Karabas-Barabas and his dolls, Song of Duremar (Art. B. Okudzhava), Johnny and the pony, Tails (Art. A. Milne), Bull (Art. . A. Barto), Ballad of Cows (art. T. Sobakina), Camel (art. V. Recepter), Naughty Mother (art. A. Milna, translation by S. Marshak), One Hundred Cheerful Little Frogs, Turkish Little Mouse (art. O. Driz, translation by G. Sapgir), Choir of Beavers for the play "Cat's House", Choir of Piglets for the play "Cat's House", Song of the Old Rooster (Art. S. Marshak) and many others. etc.

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Victor Semenovich Berkovsky

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Victor Semenovich Berkovsky

Ukraine, 1932 - 2005

Victor spent his childhood in Ukraine, in his hometown of Zaporozhye. In 1950 he graduated high school and went to study in Moscow. In 1955, after graduating from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, he returned to hometown Zaporozhye, where he worked at the Dneprospetsstal plant. Then he entered graduate school at MISiS, and since then he has not left the institute. Having started his career there as a teacher, he became a great scientist and until last days worked as a professor at this university. For his services to education, he was awarded the title " Honorary worker higher professional education of the Russian Federation". Almost all my life, along with teaching and scientific work Viktor Berkovsky composed the music.

Songs: Grenada (M. Svetlov), On the distant Amazon, Train (V. Druk), Speak to New Year(S. Mikhalkov), Snow (S. Mikhalkov), Collage (S. Mikhalkov), Johnny and the Pony, Green Story, Jonathan Bill (V. Levin), About how Professor Full met Professor Buhl (V. Levin), Song of the Princess, from the play "The Great Doctor's Tale" (D. Samoilov), Detective Sleuths, from the play "The Great Doctor's Tale" (Samoilov), Song of Sidney Hall, from the play "The Great Doctor's Tale" (Samoilov), 18. (061) Bulldog and Taxi, Liar (D. Kharms), Persian Bazaar (V. Smekhov), “Cherry Clarinet” (verses by B. Okudzhava), “To the Music of Vivaldi” (music together with S. Nikitin, lyrics by A. Velichansky), “ Snowfall" (poems by Yu. Moritz) and many others, about 200 songs in total.

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Evgeny Nikolaevich Ptichkin

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Evgeny Nikolaevich Ptichkin

Russia, 1930 - 1993

Born in Moscow. In 1958, he graduated from the Gnessin Musical Pedagogical Institute, studying composition with outstanding musicians Professor V. Shebalin and N. Peiko, and received an excellent professional education.

After college, Ptichkin entered special sound engineering courses (where a conservatory education was required) with State House radio broadcasting and sound recording. Young composers were trained in film recording technologies and working with a microphone. There, later, he works as a sound engineer.

In the late 50s, the first songs of Evgeny Ptichkin appeared, written for the youth edition of the radio. He travels around the country a lot. After trips to the virgin lands, his first song “Where are you, timid girls”, based on the verses of the poet V. Kuznetsov, was born. And fulfill new song then-beginning young performer Iosif Kobzon took on.

Songs for children: Musical toys, Change lyrics. M. Plyatskovsky, Grandmothers I. Shaferan, A child is walking on the land I. Tarba / E. Nikolaevskaya, Daisies hid, buttercups drooped. Animation: 1976 - “Oh and Ah”, 1976 - “A Tale of Laziness”, 1977 - “Oh and Ah Go Hiking”, 1977 - “Piglet”, 1981 - “Alice in Wonderland”, 1981 - “That’ll do” , 1982 - “Treasure Island” (TV series), 1986 - “Three on an Island” (cartoon). Op.: ballet: Good Sun (1957);

musical comedies: Crimean Vacation (1971), Big Win (1973), Babi revolt(1975); operetta A Month to Think About (1976); for symphony orchestra: Overture (1957);

music for films: “Two Comrades Served”, “Seven Old Men and One Girl”, “For Life on Earth”, “Earthly Love”, “Two Captains” (television film), “Here is my village” (television film).

Children's composers

Maxim Isaakovich Dunaevsky

Children's composers

Maxim Isaakovich Dunaevsky

Russia, 1945 - _____

Born into a creative family. His father is a famous Soviet composer - Isaac Osipovich Dunaevsky, author of the song "Wide is my native country", music and songs for the films "Circus", " Funny boys", "Kuban Cossacks"... and others. Mother - ballerina Zoya Pashkova. Parents never insisted that their son become a musician. The decision to take music seriously came after the death of his father. After studying at a music school, he entered a music school and He graduated from it at the age of 19. Then at 25 he graduated from the theoretical and composition department of the Moscow Conservatory, majoring in composition. At the conservatory, Maxim Isaakovich mastered several musical specialties: piano, conducting, composition and music theory.

Songs for children: “Once upon a time there was Brodobrey”, “Colorful dreams”, “33 cows” art. N. Oleva, “I am the Water One,” “But I don’t want to!” (Song of Princess Zabava), “Song of Vanya the Stove Maker”, “Ditties of Babok-Ezhek”, “Oh, if only my dream came true”, “Bang-bang, oh-oh-oh” on Art. Y. Entina, “When the traffic lights sing” art. M. Azov, “Colored World” art. L. Derbenev, “Wind of Change” art. N. Olev and others.

Filmography: D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers, Ah, vaudeville, vaudeville, flying ship(cartoon), Carnival, Mary Poppins, Goodbye!, In Search of Captain Grant, The Musketeers Twenty Years Later, Queen Anne's Mystery, or The Musketeers Thirty Years Later, Border. Taiga novel, Lethal force-6. Cape of Good Hope, Red and Black, etc.

Musicals: “Tili-tili-dough..”, “Emelino’s happiness” (1975, Novosibirsk), “The Three Musketeers”, “Children of Captain Grant” (1987, Sverdlovsk), “Mary Poppins, goodbye!” (2003, St. Petersburg), “Jolly Fellows” 2005, Moscow), etc.

Children's composers

Chichkov Yuri Mikhailovich

Children's composers

Chichkov Yuri Mikhailovich

Russia, 1929 – 1990

The composer's childhood years were spent in Moscow. His love for music manifested itself early. He loved to sing and was taught this by his mother, who often sang to him herself. Subsequently, Yuri Mikhailovich will write a lot beautiful songs dedicated to mom. It was she who brought him to a music school, where they immediately realized that the boy was very capable.

In 1949, Chichkov graduated from the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory. After finishing school he was drafted into the army. Over the years, he graduated from two music universities: the Institute of Military Conductors and the Moscow Conservatory, majoring in composition. After serving in the army, Yuri Chichkov devoted himself to composing.

Songs for children: “Childhood is me and you”, “If you want to be smart”, “It’s just miracles”, “I want to know about it”, “Magic flower”, “Funny carousel”, “Mom”, “Our mothers are the most beautiful” , “Mom’s Birthday”, “Joy”, “My Puppy”, “Scherzo”, “Teddy Bear”, “Funny Carousel”, “From what, from what...”, “Music and children”, “Congratulations” , “School morning”, “Noise, pine tree”, “We are going to a holiday”, “Hello, mothers”, “Horn and pipe”, “Don’t stand aside indifferently”, “Waltz”, “Tree of Friendship”, “Stupid happiness”, “Write me a letter” and many others.

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Shainsky Vladimir Yakovlevich

Children's composers

Shainsky Vladimir Yakovlevich

Russia, 1925 - ______

Born on December 12, 1925 in Kyiv. In 1945 he entered the Moscow Conservatory. He worked in Leonid Utesov's orchestra, studied at the Baku Conservatory and - composed, composed, composed.

Shainsky himself began to study musical skills at the ten-year music school at the Kyiv Conservatory (violin class), continued musical education at the Tashkent Conservatory during the evacuation, after the war in 1945. Vladimir Shainsky graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. Then he gave three years to Leonid Utesov’s orchestra, and from 1956 to 1963 he was music director Variety orchestra under the direction of Dmitry Pokrass.
Vladimir Shainsky has been known to everyone since childhood - it seems that there is not a person in our country who does not sing his songs. Although, of course, he has a lot of other music - symphonic, for cinema, pop, theater.

His songs for children:

more than 300: , , "Katerok", , . In the songs “Chunga-Changa”, “Antoshka”, “It’s fun to walk together”, “Smile”, “Blue carriage”, “Grasshopper”, “Crocodile Gena”, “Herbs, herbs”, “Thrushes”, “Corner of Russia” , “Ledum”, “When the gardens were blooming”, “I’ll get off at the distant station”, “Why are you indifferent to me”, “Parental home”.

Children's composers

Krylatov Evgeniy Pavlovich

Children's composers

Krylatov Evgeniy Pavlovich

Russia, 1934 – _____

Born in Lysva, Perm region. Evgeniy Pavlovich was born and raised in a simple family, where they loved and understood music very much. His father bought a violin with the first money he earned and soon began taking lessons. He independently learned to play the piano, sang well, and collected records with works by Chopin, Beethoven and other famous composers. Mom sang beautifully, knew a lot of folk songs, parables, sayings - she was a very folk, spiritual person. The boy's love for music manifested itself early. From the age of 8, Evgeniy Krylatov began studying at the House of Pioneers in a piano club, where he asked his parents to enroll him. Then he began to compose his first small musical works. Krylatov got his first instrument, a piano, at the age of 14. After graduating from the Motovilikha Music School, Krylatov entered the Perm Music College. One of the teachers who played a big role in his creative development was I.P. Gladkova is a wonderful pianist and composer.

Evgeny Pavlovich himself does not consider his songs purely for children. "These are, rather, songs about childhood. About good and evil. About humanity, about love for one's neighbor, about education good feelings in people of all ages." Co-authors: poets - Bella Akhmadulina, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Leonid Derbenev, Igor Shaferan, Ilya Reznik, Evgeny Yevtushenko. More than 70 songs have been written with Yuri Entin.Music for cartoons : "Umka" 1965, "The Bear's Lullaby" and "Santa Claus and Summer", "Prostokvashino".

Films “Property of the Republic”, “Oh, this Nastya”, “Don’t part with your loved ones”, “Adventures of Electronics”, “Sorcerers”, “Guest from the Future”, “Monday’s Children”.

popular songs : “Song about the Sword”, “Forest Deer”, “Alder Earring”, “Winged Swing”, “Three White Horses”, “Beautiful Far Away”, “Lullaby of the Bear”, etc.

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Let's go to Germany, which gave the world so many wonderful musicians. To get to know them, we have to go back more than 300 years. Here we will meet with George Frideric Handel. Not far from the town where Handel was born, another great composer was born - Johann Sebastian Bach.

Bach was born into a family that is considered the largest musical dynasty in Germany. In some medieval German dialects, the surname “Bach” became a common noun and acquired the meaning “city musician”.

Next we go to Bonn. Ludwig van Beethoven is waiting for the guys here. This is the house where the composer lived, this is the room in which he was born. And here is the Market Square. This is approximately how Beethoven saw her. All this can be seen. Just like Beethoven himself once upon a time, we go to visit Joseph Haydn, a recognized Viennese authority in the field of instrumental music.

We are going to Austria. Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 in Lower Austria, the whole life of the composer passes before us. Here you can see the house in which Haydn was born. here we find ourselves at an interesting concert. When there are few musicians and audience and everyone seems to have known each other for a long time, it turns out to be a home concert. Then you can visit the Haydn House Museum in the suburbs of Vienna.

From Vienna we go to the famous Salzburg. What is the city famous for? Because it was here that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. We find ourselves in the capital of a small principality. Here is a street in old Salzburg.

Mozart probably walked here. This is the house where Mozart was born. The whole life of the great composer is before us. Read Tales of an Old Cricket - Mozart's Sunny Bunny, you can't tell a better story about Mozart. Great is the power of music. Different musical styles

affect us differently. Mozart's music has a unique ability to heal. How and what scientists have found out about music that can heal. What kind of music is recommended for children to listen to? All this can be found here. And we set off further on our journey awaiting us... again Germany

, city of Zwickau. It was here that the German composer and pianist Robert Schumann was born. Here we will see the Schumann House. We learn a lot of interesting things from the composer’s biography. We will see the Monument to R. Schumann in Zwickau, and visit the grave of Robert and Clara Schumann. Austria-Hungary, Franz Liszt is waiting for us there, then our path lies in Poland. There we will meet the great Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin. Like Glinka's music, Chopin's works are thoroughly imbued with Slavic intonations. The music itself calls us back to our homeland. We go to Russia

Here M.I. Glinka, A.S. Dargomyzhsky, A.P. Borodin, M.P. Mussorgsky, P.I. Tchaikovsky, N.A. Rimsky - Korsakov are waiting for us.

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