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Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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Viktor Kosenko
1896-11-11 – 1938-10-03
Life & Legacy
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Степанович Косенко; 23 November [O.S. 11 November] 1896 – 3 October 1938) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, and educator. He was regarded by his contemporaries as a master of lyricism.
Kosenko's life is conclusively divided into three distinct phases, in Warsaw, where he studied with renowned teacher Aleksander Michałowski, in Zhytomyr, where he began teaching piano and music theory at the Music Technicum, later becoming director of the Zhytomyr Music School, and finally in Kyiv, where he devoted more time to symphonic compositions such as his Heroic Overture, which brought him due recognition in the world of Soviet music.
Kosenko's music combines a post-romantic idiom with intonations of Slavic folk songs and Western-European influences. His vocal, chamber and symphonic works are among the most important pieces of that time in USSR.
Occupation & Career
composer, pianist, pedagogue, teacher
Education
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances; Twenty-four Pieces for Children
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Employer
Ukrainian National Academy of Music
Notable Work
Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances · Twenty-four Pieces for Children
Education & Institutions
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances
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Notable Work
Twenty-four Pieces for Children
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Sources & Provenance
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