Composers in Literature

[bmdamare at UMICH.EDU]

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" 
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>
>> 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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