Composers in Literature

[Frans Suasso]

Склероз проклятый.  Of course I meant Boris Pasternak.

Frans Suasso
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> If we're expanding on that list, too, it'd be important to include Mikhail 
> Kuzmin, who wrote quite a bit of music, including song settings for his 
> own poems.
>
> By Pasternak I assume you meant Boris?  Christopher Barnes had an article 
> analyzing one of his (very Scriabinesque) preludes in the journal Tempo.
>
> - Brad Damare'
> Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> University of Michigan
>
>
> Quoting Frans Suasso <Franssuasso at HOTMAIL.COM>:
>
>> It is curious to know that there were at least three authors who actually 
>> composed music:
>>
>> 1. Griboyedov who was a gifted pianist and wrote for piano. One of his 
>> compostions - a waltz - has survived.
>>
>> 2. Tolstoy also wrote for piano. I believe there even is a recording of 
>> him playing one of his own compositions.
>>
>> 3. Leonid Paternak.
>>
>> But there may be many more.
>>
>> Frans Suasso, Naatden the Netherlands
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janneke van de Stadt" 
>> <Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:31 PM
>> Subject: [SEELANGS] Composers in Literature
>>
>>
>>> Dear SEELANGers,
>>>
>>> I am in the process of creating a list of literary works  that  feature 
>>> composers (not simply musicians), real or fictional, as the  main 
>>> characters.  Although I am mostly interested in Slavic  literature, 
>>> please feel free to include any title that corresponds to  the category.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Janneke
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