Valentina Ramm

Valentina Yosifovna Mandelstam Ramm (22 October 1888 - 3 July 1968) was a Ukrainian author, composer, coloratura soprano, translator and violinist. She composed over 100 songs and several string quartets.

Life and work Ramm was born in Kharkov, Ukraine. She graduated from the Leipzig Conservatory (today the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig) in 1908. Her teachers included B. Heidiger, S. Krell, K. Zitt (possibly Hans Sitt, who taught at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1884 to 1921), as well as Mikhail Gnessin in Moscow.

Ramm wrote articles on the history of song and song in civil strife. She composed over 100 songs on texts by Soviet poets such as Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Alexander Blok, Mikhail Lermontov, Alexander Pushkin, Ovady Savich and Fyodor Tyutchev.

Works Ramm’s works were published by Universal (Leipzig).

Printed works

International Collection of Revolutionary Songs (editor)

Schubert v Massovoi Auditorii 1928

Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

Orchestral works

Five Nights and Days: Funeral Stanzas, opus 7 (orchestra and baritone; text by

Vera Inber)

Nike (voice and orchestra; text by Vladislav Bronevsky)

Santa Ursula Cantata

Slavyanski Marsh (wind orchestra)

Torzhestvennie Marsh (wind orchestra)

Udarnitzy Metalla Cantata (text by Tatyana Sikorskaya)

V Stepnykh Aulakh Cantata (text by Dzhabaev Dzhambul)

Piano works

From the World of Animals, opus 10

Intermezzo, opus 5

Suite

Vocal works

Dni Voiny: Five Cycles (voice and string quartet; text by Soviet poets)

Four Folk Songs (voice, string quartet and flute)

O Voine, Eight Children’s Songs (voice and string quartet)

Penthesilea: Triptych of Sofia Parnok, opus 9 (voice and piano)

Rodina Cycle (voice and piano)

Triptych, Penthesilea (voice and piano; text by Sophia Parnok)

Two Children’s Songs, opus 4