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Galina Ustvolskaya

Russian composer

Galina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya (Russian: Галина Ивановна Уствольская ) (17 June 1919 – 22 December 2006), was a Russian composer of classical music.

Known by Dutch critic Elmer Schönberger as "the lady with the hammer", her music has been described as demanding "everything from the performer", uncompromising in her trademark textured homophonic blocks of sound. Ustvolskaya created her own unique style, characterized by unusual combinations of instruments that created highly specific tone clusters and textures and by her large dynamic ranges.

She was reclusive and rarely accepted to be interviewed as she found it unpleasant to talk about her own music. In her lifetime, she only approved of 21 of her works for performance.

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Works

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  • Children’s Suite
  • Children’s Suite: I. Morning
  • Children’s Suite: II. Cheerful Walk
  • Children’s Suite: III. Ballerina Doll
  • Children’s Suite: IV. Bears’ Dance
  • Children’s Suite: IX. Evening
  • Children’s Suite: V. Touch‐Last
  • Children’s Suite: VI. In the Glade
  • Children’s Suite: VII. Battle
  • Children’s Suite: VIII. Dance and a Cry‐Baby
  • Composition I "Dona nobis pacem"
  • Composition I "Dona nobis pacem": I.
  • Composition I "Dona nobis pacem": II.
  • Composition I "Dona nobis pacem": III.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae"
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": I.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": II.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": III.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": IV.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": IX.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": V.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": VI.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": VII.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": VIII.
  • Composition II "Dies Irae": X.
  • Composition III "Benedictus qui venit"
  • Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani
  • Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani: I. Lento assai
  • Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani: II. Allegro moderato
  • Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani: III. Andante cantabile – Pesante – Cadenza
  • Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani: IV. Largo - Tempo di allegro moderato
  • Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani: V. Grave – Pesante
  • Duet for Violin and Piano
  • Grand Duet
  • Grand Duet: I
  • Grand Duet: II
  • Grand Duet: III
  • Grand Duet: IV
  • Grand Duet: V
  • Hero’s Exploit (Poem no. 2)
  • Lights in the Steppe (Poem no. 1)
  • Octet
  • Octet: I.
  • Octet: II.
  • Octet: III.
  • Octet: IV.
  • Octet: V.
  • Piano Sonata no. 1
  • Piano Sonata no. 1: I.
  • Piano Sonata no. 1: II.
  • Piano Sonata no. 1: III.
  • Piano Sonata no. 1: IV.
  • Piano Sonata no. 2
  • Piano Sonata no. 2: I.
  • Piano Sonata no. 2: II.
  • Piano Sonata no. 3
  • Piano Sonata no. 4
  • Piano Sonata no. 4: I.
  • Piano Sonata no. 4: II.
  • Piano Sonata no. 4: III.
  • Piano Sonata no. 4: IV.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: I.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: II.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: III.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: IV.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: IX.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: V.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: VI.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: VII.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: VIII.
  • Piano Sonata no. 5: X.
  • Piano Sonata no. 6
  • Poem on Peace (Song of Praise)
  • Sports’ Suite
  • Sports’ Suite: I. Very Quickly, Cheerfully
  • Sports’ Suite: II. Moderately, Briskly
  • Sports’ Suite: III. Melodiously, at a Leisurely Pace
  • Sports’ Suite: IV. Quickly
  • Sports’ Suite: IX. Moderately, Briskly – Finale
  • Sports’ Suite: V. Quickly
  • Sports’ Suite: VI. Quickly
  • Sports’ Suite: VII. Moderately
  • Sports’ Suite: VIII. Very Quickly, Cheerfully
  • Symphony no. 1
  • Symphony no. 1: I.
  • Symphony no. 1: II.
  • Symphony no. 1: III.
  • Symphony no. 2 “True and Eternal Bliss”
  • Symphony no. 3 “Jesus Messiah, Save Us!”
  • Symphony no. 4 “Prayer”
  • Symphony no. 5
  • Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
  • Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano: I. Espressivo
  • Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano: II. Dolce
  • Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano: III. Energico
  • Twelve Preludes
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 1
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 10
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 11
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 12
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 2
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 3
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 4
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 5
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 6
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 7
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 8
  • Twelve Preludes: No. 9
  • Violin Sonata
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite: I. A Trumpet Calls!
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite: II. In the Forest – A Fairy Tale
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite: III. At Leisure
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite: IV. A Game
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite: V. A Celebration
  • Young Pioneers’ Suite: VI. A Trumpet Calls! (Final)