Nabokov, Nicolas [Nikolay]
Nabokov, Nicolas [Nikolay]
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Nabokov, Nicolas [Nikolay](b Lyubcha, Novogrudok, nr Minsk, Belorussia, 4/17 April 1903; d New York, 6 April 1978). American composer of Russian origin, cousin of the writer Vladimir Nabokov. He first studied composition privately with Rebikov in Yalta and St Petersburg (1913–20), then at the Stuttgart Conservatory (1920–22) and the Berlin Hochschule für Musik with Juon and Busoni (1922–3). He studied at the Sorbonne in 1923–6, and was awarded the degree of Licence ès lettres. From 1926 to 1933 he taught in Paris and Germany, then emigrated to the USA, where he became a citizen in 1939. Nabokov taught at Wells College, Aurora, New York (1936–41), St John’s College, Annapolis (1941–4), and the Peabody Conservatory (1947–52). During and after World War II he held several US government cultural positions in Europe. From the 1950s he lived chiefly in Paris, although he was active as a composer and a promoter of music festivals all over the world. He became secretary-general of the Congress for Cultural Freedom in 1951, and organized the Paris festival ‘Oeuvre du XXe Siecle’ (1952), the ‘Music in our Time’ festival (Rome, 1954), and the ‘East-West Music Encounter’ in Tokyo (1961). He served as director of the Berlin Festival (1963–6), and was composer-in-residence at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies (1970–73). As a composer Nabokov is closely identified with music for dance. His first important work, the ballet-oratorio Ode (1927), was commissioned by Diaghilev, who produced it in London, Paris and Berlin. A pronounced lyricism, occasionally infused with bitonality, informs both this work and his ballet Union Pacific, which was written to commemorate the completion of the transcontinental railroad, and makes use of popular 19th-century American tunes. Whether or not conceived for the stage, Nabokov’s music shows strong dramatic powers and unusual orchestral eloquence. He wrote an entertaining volume of essays, Old Friends and New Music (Boston, 1951), the books Igor Stravinsky (Berlin, 1964) and Bagázh: Memoirs of a Russian Cosmopolitan (New York, 1975), and articles – mainly on Russian music and musicians – for numerous periodicals including Atlantic, Harper’s, Musical America, New Republic and Partisan Review. WORKS(selective list) stage
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BIBLIOGRAPHYEwenD A. Hughes: ‘Nicolas Nabokov, 75’, New York Times (7 April 1978) A. Danielou: ‘Nicolas Nabokov is Dead’, The World of Music, xx/1 (1978), 127–8 BRUCE CARR/KATHERINE K. PRESTON/MICHAEL MECKNA Nacaires(Fr.; It. nacchera, naccheroni; Sp. nacara). See Nakers. The plural form of the Italian term, nacchere, means Castanets; see also Rattle. Nacchini, Pietro.See Nachini, Pietro. Yüklə 10,2 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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