Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy (; – 2 December 1979) was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in

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. Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the

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he added the suffix "Sedoy", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname. Solovyov-Sedoy composed the music for many songs such as "

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" () and " Nightingales" (). He also wrote music for numerous films.

Filmography

* '' Heavenly Slug'' (1945) * '' The First Glove'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Maksim Perepelitsa'' (1955) * '' Be Careful, Grandma!'' (1960) * '' Don Tale'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1965) * '' Virineya'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Sweet Woman'' (1976) * '' A Taiga Story'' (1979)

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