Alexander Goedicke


Alexander Fyodorovich Goedicke was a Russian and Soviet composer and pianist.

Early life

Alexander Goedicke was born in Moscow on. He was Nikolai Medtner's first cousin. Alexander's father Fyodor Goedicke, a minor composer and pianist, was Medtner's mother's brother and his first teacher.

Career

Goedicke was a professor at Moscow Conservatory. With no formal training in composition, he studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Galli, Pavel Pabst and Vasily Safonov. He received advice on music theory from Julius Conus, Nikolai Mikhailovich Ladukhin and Anton Arensky. He was also influenced by Sergei Taneyev.
Goedicke won the Anton Rubinstein Competition in 1900. Despite his lack of traditional guidance, his compositional efforts were rewarded when he won the Rubinstein Prize for Composition at the young age of 23. Goedicke died at the age of 80 in Moscow on 9 July 1957.

Selected works

;OperaVirineya ; libretto by the composerAt the Crossing ; libretto by the composerJacquerie ; libretto by the composerMacbeth ; libretto by the composer after William Shakespeare
;OrchestralDramatic Overture, Op. 7
  • Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15
  • Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 Prelude for string orchestra, organ, trumpet and harp, Op. 24 On War: From the Diary of a Fallen Soldier, 6 Improvisations, Op. 26
  • Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 30 Зарницы, Symphonic Poem, Op. 39 25 лет Октября 1941 год 30 лет Октября The Comedian
;Concert band4 Marches for military orchestra, Op. 42
;ConcertanteConcert Piece in B minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 11
;Chamber music
  • Sonata No. 1 Spring in A major for violin and piano, Op. 10 ; dedicated to Jan Hřímalý
  • Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 14
  • Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 21 3 Improvizations for cello and piano, Op. 27 2 Pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 28
  • String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33Concert Etude in G minor for trumpet and piano, Op. 49
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7510 Pieces of Medium Difficulty in 1st Position for violin and piano, Op. 80
  • Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Op. 83
  • Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 88
;Organ2 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 347 Pieces, Op. 84
;Piano4 Morceaux, Op. 1 Concert Etude in G minor, Op. 2 No. 220 Little Pieces for Beginners, Op. 610 Miniatures in the Etude Form, Op. 83 Morceaux, Op. 9 6 Pieces for piano 4 hands, Op. 12Ballade, Op. 13Stanzas, Op. 17
  • Sonata in D major, Op. 182 Preludes, Op. 19 Prelude in C major, Op. 20 4 Etudes in Octave, Op. 2250 Exercises, Op. 2340 Melodic Etudes for Beginners in Order of Gradual Difficulty, Op. 3260 Simple Piano Pieces for Beginners, Op. 363 Preludes, Op. 515 Pieces, Op. 52 22 Pieces, Op. 5725 Pieces of Medium Difficulty, Op. 59 15 Kirghiz Songs of Medium Difficulty, Op. 632 Pieces, Op. 643 Pieces, Op. 653 Pieces, Op. 668 Pieces, Op. 774 Concert Etudes, Op. 82Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 86Prelude and Fugue in C major, Op. 8712 Melodic Etudes of Medium Difficulty, Op. 101
;CantataСлава советским пилотам ; words by Alexsei Alexandrovich SurkovРодина радости ; words by Alexsei Alexandrovich Surkov
;Vocal3 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 5Russian Folk Songs for voice, violin, cello and piano, Books I–III, Op. 29; Book IV, Op. 31; Book V, Op. 37; Book VI, Op. 38