Biography
Boris Mokrousov - the Soviet composer, the authorship of which owns music to the films "Elusive Avengers", "Spring on Zarechnaya Street", "Wedding with Dowry" and others received the Stalinist Prize and the title "Honored Artist of the Chuvash ASSR".Boris Mokrusov became the creator of memorable examples of the Soviet song. In his work, there are examples of songs-fairy tales and songs-ballad. The composer was in demand during his lifetime, often received invitations about cooperation with the leaders of theater and cinema, was friends with songwood poets. His biography is full of interesting facts.
Childhood and youth
Boris Mokrusov was born on February 27, 1909 near Nizhny Novgorod, in the Canvino district. Boy's parents were workers. Father worked on the railway. Boria was a senior child, so he was often trusted to look after the younger brothers and sisters. Performing homework, the boy diligently studied and from his youth demonstrated creative deposits. The school teacher noted that he paints well, but the heart of the young man owned music.
The revolution, which has grown raising in the country, allowed many people to get from life what their ancestors could not even dream of. Boria became a member of the school Domrovo Balalalachic Orchestra and learned to play a balalaika, guitar and mandolin.
At this time, working clubs were created in the country, the commitment of culture and art was promoted, and railway workers appeared in Nizhny Novgorod. In it at 13, Boris heard the piano sounds. The teenager mastered the rumor and this musical instrument. He began to select melodies and invent his own rhythms. Two years later, Borya received the position of the Tepper in the Club.
The combining work with study, the young man has mastered the music literacy, and the skills in practice developed thanks to the ability to voice a silent movie. So he learned improvisation and grinding equipment. The audience was pleased with the game Boris. By this time, he mastered the profession of the electrician and managed to work out, helping the family and parents financially.
At the age of 16, the young man entered the Nizhny Novgorod Music Technology. His talent wondered not immediately. Boris drew the attention of Nina Nikolaevna Sheektova, and only her interest allowed Mokrusov to start learning. He stubbornly did, delayed in the technical school late, improving the game on the piano, and did not miss the opportunity to learn from a new one.
In the 1920s, in the country began to open the work faculties at universities. Young workers without special education could learn there. So Mokrusov became a student of the Rabafaka of the Moscow Conservatory.
Boris Mokrusov was a stubborn student. A year later, he was transferred to the composer faculty. During this period, the works of "Pioneer Suite", "Symphonic Poem", "Sonata for Piano" and others were born. Boris worked on music to Bloch ballet and "anti-fascist symphony". The latter became the graduation work of the student. Mocrowes released from the Conservatory in 1936 and continued to occupy the work.
Music
Speech by choir them. Pyatnitsky, heard by Mokrousov, struck him. He turned out to be a spectator of "At the Ocean". The theater event has abounded by traditional national elements: outfits, chastushki, ritualness. Mocrowes that fed the love of the whole Russian, the idea of folklore, and it determined the course of his creative biography.In the 1930s, one of the popular vocal genres of music was a song. Mokrusov wrote Pioneer and Komsomol compositions, being a student. His works were usually for that era, and the works often sounded on the radio, but did not remain in the public memory. In 1936-1937, Boris managed to participate in the creation of a collection of Soviet song organized by Isaac Dunaevsky. Then he wrote the first work that he was remembered by the listeners, the song "My dear lives in Kazan."
A year later, the light saw the Opera Chapai. She had several editions, and the author often returned to this material, introducing edits. Opera was put on theatrical scenes of different cities, and it was recognizable.
During the war, Boris Mokrousov served on the Black Sea Fleet, but I did not forget about music. In 1942, he wrote the "song of defenders of Moscow", and a year later, the "cherished stone", which became the anthem of the resistance to the fascists. In 1948, the composer was awarded the Stalin Prize for the songs "Lonely Harmony", "The Song of the Native Earth", the "cherished stone", "good in spring in the garden of flowers." The award was issued in the material equivalent. Together with buddies and unfamiliar people, the musician rushed a premium in the Kabaska at the house of creativity of composers.
1940-1950 Because of popular demand for Mokrusov. He wrote the songs "Sormovskaya Liric", "Autumn leaves", "We were not friends with you." The melodies of his writings knew the whole country by heart, and the most popular singers fought for the opportunity to fulfill them. Claudia Shulzhenko, Leonid Rockov, Mark Bernes voiced on stage the works of Boris Mokrousov. They knew them abroad. In France, the singer of the Poetry of the Soviet author became Yves Montan.
The composer wrote to civil topics, about war, love and nature. Critics called him "Sergey Yesenin in Music." Lyrics were similar in love for homeland and Russian man. In the works of the composer put the soul, and his songs were made noble, honest and pleasant for hearing.
Trying yourself in different genres, Mokrusov appealed to operations and symphony, working with large-format works, but the focus was focused. The latter work was the composition that was used as a soundtrack to the film "Elusive Avengers".
Director of Edmond Keosayan enthusiastically enjoyed the talent of Mokrusov. After the collapse of the composer, the popularity of the song "Vologda", composed after the war, but not seen by the audience. The composition became a hit after it was executed from the scene in 1976 the "Pesnyary" ensemble.
Melodies, invented by Boris Mokrousov, sounded in the cinema and on the stage of theaters. The compositions of the composer were used for the "Straight", "Creation of the World", "Man with the name", "Where this street, where this house" and others.
Personal life
Boris Mokrusov was closely friends with songwall poets, including Alexey Fatyanov. Creative duet created about 30 songs.
Mokrusov was a generous and open person, but did not spread about his personal life. His main thing was music, so the composer did not tell his wife and children, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren today are not so famous to give interview media. It is known that Boris was married twice. The first wife was called Ellen Galper, and the second became Mariaan Mokrousov.
On the Internet today published photos on which Boris Mokrousov is depicted with the wife of Maryania and the firstborn Anatoly. Later, the second son Maxim appeared in the family. The sister of the composer Alexander Mokrousova helped to raise the boys.
Death
Boris Mokrousov died on March 27, 1968. The cause of death was the heart disease. In recent years, the composer often felt badly, rarely worked and dreamed of creating a major work.
He spent the last days of life in the hospital. The author of the author coincided with the death of Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Sergina, who broke into a plane crash. Therefore, the tragic event remained unnoticed. The composer was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
Musical works
- 1931 - "Symphonic Suite"
- 1932 - "Pioneer Suite"
- 1934 - String Quartet
- 1937 - "You are with us, Sergo!"
- 1944 - The epics "Ilya Muromets and Idolische Pogano"
- 1951 - "Podduben chastushki"
- 1956 - "It's you, romance"
Music for movies:
- 1953 - "Wedding with dowry"
- 1956 - "Spring on Zarechnaya Street"
- 1957 - "Our neighbors"
- 1957 - "Coordinates are unknown"
- 1959 - "Special approach"
- 1965 - "Strana"
- 1966 - "Elusive Avengers"