About Gavriil Musicescu
Lived 1847 – 1903 (aged 56). Gavriil Musicescu was a Russian composer, music educator and conductor.
Gavriil Musicescu (20 March 1847 – 21 December 1903) was a Romanian composer, conductor and musicologist, father of the pianist and musical pedagogue Florica Musicescu.
Born in Budjak region, southern Bessarabia, he studied music and composition in Saint Petersburg and Iași. He is the author of numerous compositions of choral music. Musicescu settled in Romania and, from 1872 until his death in 1903, taught at the Iași Conservatory.
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Who was Gavriil Musicescu?
Romanian musician (1847–1903)
When was Gavriil Musicescu born?
Gavriil Musicescu was born on 20 March 1847 in Izmail.
When did Gavriil Musicescu die?
Gavriil Musicescu died on 8 December 1903 in Iași.
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Gavriil Musicescu was a composer, music educator and conductor.
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Gavriil Musicescu was Russian.
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