- Boleslav Yavorsky
Boleslav Leopoldovich Yavorsky (1877 – 1942) was a
Russia nmusicologist , music teacher, administrator and pianist.Through his teachings and editorial positions he heavily influenced the Soviet
music theory .Damschroder, "Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker: A Bibliography and Guide", p.386] However, outside Soviet circles, he has had little impact.Biography
He studied at the
Moscow Conservatory , underSergei Taneyev .He taught at theKiev Conservatory until 1919, the First MusicTekhnikum in Moscow, which he founded, and the Moscow Conservatory.He chaired the music section of
Narkompros from 1922 to 1930.Yarkovsky was a friend, mentor, and confidant of
composer Dmitri Shostakovich and played an important role in the latter's development. He also often used his influence to further Shostakovich's career. [Fay, "Shostakovich: A Life", p. 27]His students included Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dukelsky,
Alexei Fedorovich Kozlovsky ,Alexander Abramovich Krein , andMykola Leontovych .Notes
References
*cite book |last= Damschroder|first=David |authorlink= |coauthors= Williams, David Russell |editor= |others= |title= Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker: A Bibliography and Guide|origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year= 1990|month= |publisher= Pendragon Press|location= |language= |isbn= 0918728991|oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=pp.386-388 |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=
* cite book
last = Fay
first = Laurel
year = 1999
title = Shostakovich: A Life
publisher = Oxford University Press
id = ISBN 0-19-513438-9
pages= p. 27, p. 385Further Reading
*cite book |last=Wehrmeyer |first=Andreas |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=Studien zum russichen Musikdenken um 1920 |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year=1991 |month= |publisher=Peter Lang |location= Frankfurt am Main|language= German |isbn=3631440480 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=
*cite book |last= McQuere|first=Gordon |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor=McQuere, Gordon |others= |title= Russian Theoretical Thought in Music|origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= Russian Music Studies|volume= No. 10|date= |year= 1983|month= |publisher=UMI Research Press |location= |language= |isbn=0835714578 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= The Theories of Boleslav Yavorsky|chapterurl= |quote=
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