Biography
Nadezhda Simonyan (February 26, 1922 - June 7, 1997) was a Russian composer, who wrote over 40 film scores for movies, radio, and television, as well as chamber and orchestral works, and music for circus performances.Simonyan was born in Rostov-on-the-Don. She studied composition and piano at Leningrad Conservatory, where she received a diploma in 1950 and earned a medal. Her teachers included Oles Chishko and Venedikt Pushkov.In 1956, Simonyan wrote her first film soundtrack for Old Man Khottabych, a children's film by Gennadii Kazanskii. Peter Rollberg described Simonyan's strength as a composer as a “. . . warm melodiousness that equally energizes cheerful, dramatic, and tragic episodes with a pragmatic, flexible approach to instrumentation.” In 1960, Italian film maker Federico Fellini praised her soundtrack for the movie Lady with the Dog. She often used smaller chamber orchestras, sometimes with folk instruments, for her film scores.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 40
Место действия (1983)
For No Apparent Reason (1982)
Two Lines in Small Font (1981)
Инженер Графтио (1980)
Lyalka-Ruslan and His Friend Sanka (1980)
The Adventures of Prince Florisel (1979)
Pani Mariya (1979)
Strict Male Life (1978)
The Only One (1976)
While the Mountains Still Stand... (1976)
Цемент (1974)
Vesenniye perevyortyshi (1974)
Smart Things (1973)
The Duel (1973)
The Twelve Months (1973)
Izhora Battalion (1972)
Fifth Quarter (1972)
Салют, Мария! (1971)
Angle of Incidence (1970)
Thunderstorm Over Belaya (1968)
Diary of a Madman (1968)
The Snow Queen (1967)
In the Town of S. (1966)
The Chief of Chukotka (1966)
Nights of Farewell (1965)
Помни, Каспар! (1965)
A Day of Happiness (1964)
When the Bridges Are Raised (1963)
A Sinful Angel (1963)
Horizon (1962)
И снова утро (1961)
Until Next Spring (1961)
Esop (1961)
Ребята с Канонерского (1960)
Lady with the Dog (1960)
A Friend in Court Is Better... (1959)
The Night Guest (1958)
Street Is Full of Surprises (1958)
Stepan Kolchugin (1957)
Old Man Khottabych (1956)
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Known ForSound
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-02-26
Deathday1997-06-07 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceRostov-on-Don, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union
Also Known AsНадежда Симонян, Nadejda Simonyan, Nadezhda Simonian
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