How did rachmaninoff die
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)
"Rachmaninoff" redirects here. For other uses, see Rachmaninoff (disambiguation).
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Rachmaninoff in 1921 | |
| Born | 1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 Semyonovo, Staraya Russa, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 March 1943(1943-03-28) (aged 69) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Works | List of compositions |
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff[a][b] (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuosopianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures, and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachman
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Rachmaninoff Sheet Music and Biography
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Born 1st April 1873 ) was a Russian composer who lived in the 20th Century. His early works were very much influenced by other famous Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov,Balakirev, and Mussorgsky. However, as he became more established he created his own style.
His works include Opus 34, No.14 Vocalise and Opus 10, No.1 Nocturne which is a feature on the site for a number of different instruments.
We have over twenty arrangements of Sergei Rachmaninoff Sheet Music
Early Years
Sergei was born into an aristocratic family and was the fourth of six children. His father, Vasily was an army officer and amateur pianist and he married Lyubov the daughter of a rich army officer.
Given Rachmaninoff’s quote below describing his father – I am guessing that they weren’t very close!… “a wastrel, compulsive gambler, a pathological liar and skirt chaser!
At the age of four, Lyubov arranged for formal piano lessons for Sergei with Anna Ornatskaya of the St Peterburg Conservator
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