Iona Tuskiya

Iona Tuskiya (1901–1963)[1] was a Soviet composer from Georgia SSR. He composed music for various movies, such as Eliso in 1928.[2] In 1943, he along with several other composers, had entries for a contest to find out what song should be chosen as the National Anthem of the Soviet Union; the contest was eventually won by Alexander Alexandrov.[3] His students included composers Vaja Azarashvili,[4] Dagmara Slianova-Mizandari[5] and Tamara Antonovna Shaverzashvili.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Display of selected composer records from the catalogue of the Netherlands Radio Music Library". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "RosFilm.net". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  3. ^ Shostakovich, Dimitri; Solomon Volkov (2002-06-12). Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich. Limelight Editions. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-87910-998-1.
  4. ^ "MySQL Fatal Error". iverioni.com.ge. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  5. ^ Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.
  6. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.


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