Kabalevsky, Dmitri Borisovich
1904 - Born on December 30th in Saint Petersburg. Russian composer.
1905 - He was baptized by a Russian Orthodox priest on January 5th.
1925 - Played piano for silent movies and studied composition under 'Nikolai Miaskovsky' at Moscow Conservatory, from which he graduated as a composer.
1932 - He joined the Union of Soviet Composers and became professor of Moscow Conservatory.
1940 - Joined the Communist Party and was made Chief Editor of the "Soviet Music" magazine.
1946 - Included in the bad list of "anti-Soviet" composers by the communist censor Andrei Zhdanov.
1948 - Repented to the Communist party and was cleared, but his teacher 'Nikolai Miaskovsky', and his famous colleagues Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich were viciously attacked by censor Zhdanov.
1949 - Became the Head of Music Department of Moscow Art Institute.
- Wrote music scores for several Soviet films, including 'Ivan Pavlov', a film about Doctor Pavlov and his research on conditioning dogs and humans to sounds, lights, and food.
1952 - Made Secretary of the Soviet Composers Union and remained in the leadership for 35 years.
1956 - Became the Chairman of Commission in charge of music.
- He was awarded the Order of Lenin and was made the People's Artist of the USSR.
1987 - Died on February 18th in Moscow.
1905 - He was baptized by a Russian Orthodox priest on January 5th.
1925 - Played piano for silent movies and studied composition under 'Nikolai Miaskovsky' at Moscow Conservatory, from which he graduated as a composer.
1932 - He joined the Union of Soviet Composers and became professor of Moscow Conservatory.
1940 - Joined the Communist Party and was made Chief Editor of the "Soviet Music" magazine.
1946 - Included in the bad list of "anti-Soviet" composers by the communist censor Andrei Zhdanov.
1948 - Repented to the Communist party and was cleared, but his teacher 'Nikolai Miaskovsky', and his famous colleagues Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich were viciously attacked by censor Zhdanov.
1949 - Became the Head of Music Department of Moscow Art Institute.
- Wrote music scores for several Soviet films, including 'Ivan Pavlov', a film about Doctor Pavlov and his research on conditioning dogs and humans to sounds, lights, and food.
1952 - Made Secretary of the Soviet Composers Union and remained in the leadership for 35 years.
1956 - Became the Chairman of Commission in charge of music.
- He was awarded the Order of Lenin and was made the People's Artist of the USSR.
1987 - Died on February 18th in Moscow.
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