Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi | |
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Василий Соловьёв-Седой | |
 1982 Soviet postage stamp commemorating 75th anniversary of Solovyov-Sedoi's birth | |
| Born | Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov 25 April 1907 |
| Died | 2 December 1979 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Style | Classical |
Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; 25 April [O.S. 12 April] 1907 – 2 December 1979)[1] was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Leningrad.
Solovyov-Sedoi composed the music for many songs such as "Moscow Nights" (Russian: Подмосковные вечера) and "Nightingales" (Russian: Соловьи).[2][3] He also wrote music for numerous films. The melody of the Moscow Nights by Solovyov-Sedoi resembles the famous On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away by Paul Dresser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpXve4jdD3E Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the Union of Soviet Composers he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.[2]
- ^ Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Composer's Grandson Sues Over Melody Use". The St. Petersburg Times. 2005-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Zhelezniy, Anatoly Ivanovich; Shemeta, Leonid Pavlovich (2010). Соловьи // Песенная летопись Великой Отечественной войны [Nightingales // Song Chronicle of the Great Patriotic War] (in Russian). Kyiv: Sovremennaya musyka. pp. 204–206.[ISBN missing]