Yakov Eshpai
Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai (Russian: Я́ков Андре́евич Эшпа́й; 30 October [O.S. 18 October] 1890, Kokshamary – 20 February 1963, Moscow[1]) was a Russian composer and music teacher. He studied under Georgi Conus at the Moscow Conservatory. He was ethnic Mari. He is partly noted for his work concerning the folk music of the Mari people. He was the father of the better-known composer Andrei Eshpai, and the grandfather of the filmmaker Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai.
References[]
- ^ Levon Hakobian (1998). Music of the Soviet age, 1917-1987. Melos Music Literature. p. 316. ISBN 978-91-972133-4-9. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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- 1890 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from Zvenigovsky District
- People from Kazan Governorate
- Mari people
- Soviet composers
- Soviet male composers
- Moscow Conservatory alumni
- 20th-century composers
- 20th-century Russian male musicians
- Russian composer stubs