Born in Kiev, Dec 30, 1874/ Jan 11, 1875
Died in Moscow, June 23, 1956
- Glière was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory who taught many Soviet composers, chaired the USSR Composers’ Union, and was instrumental in founding the Soviet ballet tradition.
- Style: Glière was heir to the Romantic Russian tradition, and also influenced by folk music of Soviet areas, including Ukraine.1
Sources
- Galina Grigor′yeva, “Glier, Reyngol′d Moritsevich,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 10, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000011278.