Ludmila Anatolievna Yaroshevskaya Explained

Ludmila Anatolievna Yaroshevskaya (14 September 1906 – 27 March 1975) was a Soviet composer, pianist, and concertmistress.^[1] A native of Kiev, she studied piano with V. Pukhalsky at the Lysenko Music School there, graduating in 1930. She was concertmistress at the Lviv Music School from 1923 to 1926.^[2] She died in Lviv in 1975.

Her compositions include:^[3]

Chamber

• Capriccio (cello and piano; 1954)
• Exprompt (violin and piano; 1946)
• Scherzo (violin and piano; 1935)
• Sonata (clarinet and piano; 1954)^[4]

Orchestra

• Cello Concerto (1940)
• Heroic Overture (1946)
• Suite on Volga Themes
• Violin Concerto (1954)
• Year 1654 Overture (1954)

Piano

• Fantasy on Hutsul Themes

Notes and References

1. Book: Biographical dictionary of Russian/Soviet composers. 1989. Greenwood Press . Ho, Allan Benedict . Feofanov, Dmitry . 0-313-24485-5. New York. 19065298.
2. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Hennessee, Don A.. 0-8108-2769-7. 2nd. Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
3. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. 1987 . 0-9617485-2-4. Second, revised and enlarged. New York. R.R. Bowker. 16714846.
4. Web site: Richards. Melanie. A selected bibliography of music for clarinet and one other instrument by women composers. 2020-06-10. etd.ohiolink.edu.