Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi
1982 Soviet postage stamp commemorating 75th anniversary of Solovjyov-Sedoi's birth
Native name	Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой
Born	Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov 12 April 1907 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died	2 December 1979 (aged 72) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Composer
Style	Classical

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; 25 April [O.S. 12 April] 1907^a – 2 December 1979)^[1] was a Russian classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Saint Petersburg.

Solovyov-Sedoi composed, among others, the music for the songs Solov'i and Moscow Nights (Russian: Подмосковные вечера; transliterated as "Podmoskovnye Vechera").^[2] He also wrote music for numerous films. Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the Russian "Composer's Union" he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.^[2]

Notes

• Note a:At the time of Solovyov-Sedoi's birth the Julian calendar was used in Russia (hence 12 April 1907 Julian), and its offset from the Gregorian calendar was 13 days, hence 25 April 1907 Gregorian.

References

1. Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
2. "Composer's Grandson Sues Over Melody Use". The St. Petersburg Times. 2005-03-01. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

External links

• "Василий Павлович Соловьев-Седой / Vasily Soloviev-Sedoy" (in Russian). Short biography