Natela Svanidze ( ka, ნათელა დამიანეს ასული სვანიძე, '; , '; 4 September 1926 – 17 November 2017) was a Georgian composer.

Biography

Natela Svanidze was born in

Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია ), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region () of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is the administrative center of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality and ...

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. She studied composition at

Tbilisi State Conservatoire Tbilisi State Conservatoire ( ka, თბილისის სახელმწიფო კონსერვატორია, ''Tbilisis Saxelmc̣ipo Ḳonservaṭoria'') is the State Conservatoire of Georgia, located in the capital Tbilisi. ...

with Andria Balanchivadze, graduating in 1951. She was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Georgia in 1981. Svanidze died on 17 November 2017, at the age of 91.

Works

Svanidze composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, solo instrument and experimental performances. Selected works include: *1949 – "Symphony Dances" for orchestra *1951 – "Samgori" symphony poem *1963 – "Kvarkvare" symphony poem *1965 – "Burlesque" for piano, wind and percussion instruments *1967 – Symphony for piano, string and percussion instruments *1968 – Symphony-ballet for symphony orchestra *1983 – Symphony No. 2 *1954 – "Garden of Kartli" cantata for mixed chorus and symphony orchestra. (in three parts), text by

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*1970 – "Pirosmani" chamber oratorio for reader, contralto, male sextet and instrumental ensemble (in five parts), texts by

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*1975 – "Poem of Never-to-be-forgotten" oratorio for reader, female sextet, two choruses, organ, violin, 12 cellos, flute and tape (in six parts), text by Irakli Charkviani *1956 – Improvisation for violin and piano *1960 – "Fairytale" eight variations for piano *1972 – "Circle" piece for two prepared pianos *1952 – "Zoia" ballade for bass and piano, text by Ioseb Noneshvili *1954 – "Daybreak" for female chorus a cappella, text by Giorgi Orbeliani

References

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