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SAD NEWS | 12-Tone Russian Composer Sergei Slonimsky Has Died - Aged 88 [RIP]

By The Violin Channel

February 11, 2020

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Russian composer Sergei Slonimsky has passed away - aged 88

Russian composer Sergei Slonimsky has passed away - aged 88.

A graduate of the Leningrad Conservatory, throughout his 6 decade career he composed 34 symphonies, 8 opera and a large body of chamber works.

Slonimsky will be remembered as a strong advocate of the 12-tone technique and the Folkloristic style.

Our condolences are with his family, friends, colleagues and students.

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