Life Nikolai Roslavets

1 life

1.1 futurism
1.2 musicology
1.3 political persecutions

life

there 3 autobiographies roslavets differ considerably 1 another. in 1 of them, published 1924, composer deliberately misrepresented biography in order prevent attacks proletarian musician faction. there differing accounts of roslavets birthplace, indicating born in dushatyn peasant family, while born in 1881 family of railway clerk, (of ukrainian origin, according detlef gojowy) posted in konotop , kursk, roslavets began study violin, piano, theory of music , harmony in arkady abaza s musical classes. in 1902 roslavets accepted student @ moscow conservatory studied violin under jan hřímalý, free composition under sergei vasilenko, counterpoint, fugue , musical form under mikhail ippolitov-ivanov , alexander ilyinsky. graduated in 1912, silver medal cantata heaven , earth after byron s verse drama.

futurism

in 1910s roslavets compositions published in russian futurist journals, , futurist artists designed covers music. after 1917 composer became 1 of prominent public figures of leftist art in russia, arthur lourié, kazimir malevich, vsevolod meyerhold , others. roslavets taught violin , composition in elets, kharkiv (then known kharkov, director of musical institute) , moscow. had position in state publishing house, edited journal muzykalnaya kultura , 1 of leaders of association contemporary music.

musicology

as musicologist, roslavets fought professionalism, best in russian, western classical , new music; criticizing vulgar identifications of music ideology (exemplified in article ‘on pseudo-proletarian music’). wrote first russian article arnold schoenberg s pierrot lunaire. led him being harshly attacked in 1920s proletarian musician movement, representatives of rapm russian association of proletarian musicians , prokoll (production collective of students @ moscow conservatory). roslavets accused of being counter-revolutionary , bourgeois artist, alien proletariat , formalist , class enemy , in late 1920s , 1930s, trotskyist , saboteur ; etc.

political persecutions

in 1928 roslavets cantata october played in concert in moscow celebrating 10th anniversary of revolution. in 1930 roslavets accused of being protector of association of moscow authors according group proletarian musician promoting light music , spreading of counter-revolutionary literature . roslavets case led viktor bely, alexandr davidenko, v. klemens, yuri keldysh, semion korev, zara levina, georgi polyanovsky, alexey sergeev , boris shekhter. resulted in professional prohibition of employment. in 1930 roslavets banned obtaining position political editor 2 years. in order save life, roslavets had publicly repent former political mistakes .

during 1932-33 worked @ musical theater in tashkent, capital of uzbekistan. in 1933 composer returned moscow, earned meager living teaching , taking occasional jobs. victim of political purges; roslavets no official position remainder of life. roslavets not admitted composers union, instead became member of musical fund. punitive measures against him had been planned in 1938, , former proletarian musicians had spread disinformation him; roslavets suffered severe stroke in 1939 , disabled until death following second stroke in 1944. last publication, song, appeared in 1942.

he buried in vagan kov cemetery in moscow, , authorities have granted permission mark grave.