Igor Belza

Soviet composer (1904-1994)
Person human Q4101402
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Igor Belza

Summary

Igor Belza is a human[1]. Born in Kielce[2], he… he was born on February 8, 1904[3]. He passed away in Moscow[4]. He died on January 5, 1994[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], music historian[9], and literary historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Igor Belza was born in Kielce[2].
  • Igor Belza died in Moscow[4].
  • Igor Belza was born on February 8, 1904[3].
  • Igor Belza was born on January 26, 1904[12].
  • Igor Belza died on January 5, 1994[5].
  • Igor Belza is buried at Vagankovo Cemetery[13].
  • A child of Igor Belza was Svyatoslav Belza[14].
  • Igor Belza held citizenship in Soviet Union[15].
  • Igor Belza held citizenship in Russian Empire[16].
  • Igor Belza worked as a composer[6].
  • Igor Belza worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Igor Belza's professions included music educator[8].
  • Igor Belza's professions included music historian[9].
  • Igor Belza worked as a literary historian[10].
  • Igor Belza's professions included literary critic[17].
  • Igor Belza's field of work was symphony[18].
  • Igor Belza's field of work was sonata[19].
  • Igor Belza's field of work was music[20].
  • Igor Belza's field of work was film score[21].
  • Igor Belza's field of work was musicology[22].
  • Igor Belza's field of work was literary criticism[23].
  • Igor Belza was employed by Moscow Conservatory[24].
  • Among Igor Belza's employers was State Institute for Art Studies[25].
  • Igor Belza's education included a stint at Ukrainian National Academy of Music[26].
  • A notable student of Igor Belza was Sergey Pavlovich Dobrovolsky[27].

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Origins and Family

Igor Belza was born in Kielce[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 8, 1904[3] and January 26, 1904[12].

Education

Igor Belza's education included a stint at Ukrainian National Academy of Music[26]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in History of art[28]. He studied under Borys Liatoshynsky[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], music historian[9], literary historian[10], and literary critic[17]. Fields of work include symphony[18], a type of musical work/composition[30], founded in 1600[31]; sonata[19], a type of musical work/composition[32], founded in 1600[33]; music[20], a type of arts[34]; film score[21], a music genre[35]; musicology[22], an academic discipline[36]; and literary criticism[23], a literary genre[37]. Employers include Moscow Conservatory[24], a conservatory[38], in Russian Empire[39], founded in 1866[40], headquartered in Moscow[41] and State Institute for Art Studies[25], a research institute[42], in Soviet Union[43], founded in 1944[44]. A notable student of Igor Belza was Sergey Pavlovich Dobrovolsky[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[45], a socialist order of merit[46], in Soviet Union[47], founded in 1928[48]; Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[49], an official honorary title of RSFSR[50], in Soviet Union[51], founded in 1931[52]; Polish Cultural Merit Order[53], a breast badge[54], in Poland[55], founded in 1969[56]; and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[57], a grade of an order[58], in Poland[59].

Personal Life

A child of Igor Belza was Svyatoslav Belza[14].

Death and Burial

Igor Belza died on January 5, 1994[5]. He died in Moscow[4]. He is buried at Vagankovo Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Igor Belza ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

Where was Igor Belza born?

Igor Belza's place of birth was Kielce[2].

Where did Igor Belza die?

Igor Belza passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Igor Belza do for work?

Igor Belza worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], music historian[9], and literary historian[10].

Where did Igor Belza go to school?

Igor Belza was educated at Ukrainian National Academy of Music[26].

What awards did Igor Belza receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[45], Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[49], Polish Cultural Merit Order[53], and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[57].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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