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Works of Belarusian composers

Author Name of work and type of document Date of creation Fond/Inventory number File/Folio number
Berger М.А. ‘Pesnya ab shchastsi’ (‘The Song of Happiness’). For voice and piano. Lyrics by A. Astapenko. Autograph 5 May 1944 256/1 11/1-3
Berger М.А. ‘Pesnya Palanyanki’ (‘A Song of the Prisoner’) and ‘Noch Atulila Zyamlyu’ (‘The Night has Covered the Earth’), lyrics by M. Mashara. ‘Vyasna’  (‘Spring’) lyrics by A. Astapenko. ‘Ty Chakay’ (‘Wait for Me’) lyrics by K. Simonov, translated from Russian into Belarusian by M. Mashara.  Songs for solo voice accompanied by piano. Musical notation 1944 256/1 11/11-21
Bogatyrev A.V. ‘Leningradtsy‘ (‘Leningrad Citizens’). Cantata. Solo for baritone. Clavier. Variations. Autograph 1941 416/1 314/1-2
Bogatyrev A.V. ‘My Vernemsya’ (‘We shall Come Back’). Song for solo and chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Tank. Clavier. Autograph 1941 99/3 88/1-2
Bogatyrev A.V. ‘Kantata Partyzan’ (‘The Partisans Cantata’). Lyrics by Ya. Kupala. Autograph  1942-1943 99/3 8/1-14
Yefimov V.A. ‘Partyzanskiya Chastushki‘ (‘Partisans Chastooshki’). Vocal duet accopmpanied by piano and bayan. Lyrics by the Minsk partisans 1942 134/1 15/1-4
Yefimov V.A. ‘Da Matsi‘ (‘To the Mother’). Song for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Mashara. Autograph 1942 134/1 19/1-2
Yefimov V.A. ‘My sustrenemsya’ (‘We Shall Meet’). Song for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Astreyko.  Autograph [1942-1943] 134/1 20/1-2
Yefimov V.A. ‘U groznyh bayah‘ (‘In the Severe Battles’).  Song for chorus with symphony orchestra and the chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Klimkovich. Score. Autograph, manuscript 1944 134/1 3/1-7
Yefimov V.A. ‘Partyzanskiya chastushki’ (‘Partisans Chastooshki’). Song for two-voice chorus accompanied by piano and bayan. Folk lyrics. Clavier. Manuscript  1945 99/3 133/1-2
Zolotarev V.A. ‘Ak-Gul’. Opera. Fragments from the score. Autograph 1941 143/1 18-22
Zolotarev V.A. Symphony No 5 “1941”, C minor. Score. Autograph 1941 143/1 102-105
Zolotarev V.A. Suite about Navoi. For voice and small symphony orchestra. Clavier. Score. Autograph 1941 143/1 135-137
Zolotarev V.A. ‘Zbroi ne skladzem’ (‘We shall not Surrender Weapons’). Song for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Astreyko. Print edition 1942 143/1 286/1-8
Zolotarev V.A. Concert for cello and orchestra. Score. Typer’s autograph 1943 143/1 211-216
Klumov A.K. ‘Zhenidba fritza‘ (‘A Wedding of a German Soldier’). Musical comedy. Libretto by A. Astreyko and V. Nefeda. Scene from Act III. Clavier. Score. Autograph 1944 29/1 8-

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Klumov A.K. ‘Partyzanskaya kavaleryiskaya’ (‘The Partisans Cavalry Song’). Song for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Astreyko. Autograph [1941-1943] 99/3 19/1-4
Klumov A.K. ‘Partyzanskaya pesnya‘ (‘Partisan  Song’). For four-voice chorus  and symphony orchestra. Lyrics by Ya. Kupala. Score. Autograph [1941-1943]  29/1 38/1-2
Klumov A.K. Concert for piano and orchestra.  Score [1941-1943] 29/1 15/1-40
Klumov A.K. ‘My idzyom, Belarus‘ (‘We are Coming, Belarus’). Song for mixed chorus. Lyrics by P. Brovka [1941-1943] 99/3 18/1-4
Klumov A.K. ‘Nad magilayu druga’ (‘At a Friend’s Grave’). Song for male voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by Ya. Kolas. Dedicated to the memory of Ya. Kolas. Autograph [1942] 29/1 26/1-2
Klumov A.K. ‘Belorusskaya syuita‘ (‘Belarusian Suite’) for symphony orchestra. Score. Autograph [1943-1944] 29/1 11/1-35
Klumov A.K. ‘Lyavonikha’, ‘Oy, u poli vyarba’, ‘Oi, ty, rechanka’, ‘Payshou Yas’, ‘U mesyatsy verasni…’, ‘Khlopets pashanku pakhae’. Belarusian folk songs for voice and chorus accompanied by piano. Autograph [1943-1944] 29/1 48-50, 52-53,  55
Lukas D.A., Polonsky S.V. ‘Pesnya o Vitebske‘ (‘The Song about Vitebsk’). Song for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Klimkovich. Autograph 27 December 1943 139/1 119/1-1об.
Lukas D.A. ‘U razbitogo karyta’ (‘To be Left with Nothing’). Naple song for high voice and piano. Lyrics by E. Sashin. Autograph  1943 139/1 118/1-4
Lukas D.A. ‘Kasar’ (‘A Scyther’). Song for voice and piano. Lyrics by  Mashara. Autograph 29 January 1944 139/1 120/1-2
Lukas D.A. Three hymns for  six- and four-voice mixed chorus and piano composed for the contest on the Belarusian anthem. Autograph 1944 139/1 74/1-3
Lukas D.A. ‘Kastus Kalinouski‘. Opera. Clavier. Autograph 1944-1945 139/1 13-17
Lyuban I.I. ‘Nesterka’. Music to the play staged at the Ya. Kolas Theatre. Clavier. Autograph [1941] 303/1 43/1-4;

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Lyuban I.I. ‘Nash tost‘ (‘Our Toast’). Song for solo, mixed two-voice chorus and symphony orchestra. Lyrics by M. Kosenko. Score. Autograph  May 1942 303/1 303/1-3
Lyuban I.I. Music to the film “Belarusian Concert” by M. Sadkovich and V. Korsh-Sablin. Clavier. Autograph 1944 303/1 33/1
Podkovyrov P.P. Quartet No 2 for two violins, viola and cello in four parts. Variations. Autograph 1941 247/1 42-43
Podkovyrov P.P. Concert for violin with orchestra. Clavier. Score. Autograph 1941 247/1 31/1-72
Podkovyrov P.P. ‘Devichya pesnya‘ (‘The Maiden’s Song’). Romance song for high voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Isakovsky. Autograph 1944 247/1 81/1
Podkovyrov P.P. ‘Zlaya Dolya’ (I Bogata Ya, i Krasiva Ya’), ‘Cherevichki‘. Romance songs for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by T. Shevchenko. Autograph 1944 247/1 82/1-9
Podkovyrov P.P. Five nocturnes for piano. Variations. Autograph 1944 247/1 46/1-9
Podkovyrov P.P. ‘Ty Budesh Zhit’, ‘Shla Noch‘. Romance songs for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Mashara, M. Klimkovich. Autograph 1944 247/1 84-85
Podkovyrov P.P. ‘Ballada o Chetyryoh Zalozhnikah‘. Cantata for soprano, mezzosoprano, bass, chorus and symphony orchestra. Lyrics by A. Kuleshov (text in Russian and Belarusian). Clavier. Autograph 1944-1945 247/1 67-68
Podkovyrov P.P. ‘Z Tretsim Tipenya, Tavarishch‘. Song for two-voice chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Astreiko. Autograph 1945 247/1 75/1
Polonsky S.V. ‘Nash Tovarishch Komissar’, ‘Pesnya o Nekrasovtsah’. Songs for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by V. Lebedev-Kumach, L. Kondyrev. Autograph  1941 30/1 150, 152
Polonsky S.V. ‘Gvardeyskaya Artilleriyskaya’, ‘Gvardeyskaya‘. Songs for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by L. Kondyrev, S. Vasilyev. Autograph 1941-1942 30/1 138-139
Polonsky S.V. ‘Adpomstim’, ‘Belaruskaya Partizanskaya’, ‘Vyadze nas pomsta’, ‘Partyzanskaya Pesnya’, ‘Stselyutstsa tumany‘. Songs for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by Ya. Kupala, M. Tank, A. Kuleshov. Autograph  1941-1944 30/1 205-207, 211, 213
Polonsky S.V. ‘Yevreyskaya Melodiya’ (The Jewish Melody’). Song for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by M. Lermontov. Autograph  4 January 1942 30/1 47/1-2
Polonsky S.V. ‘Kapriz’ (‘AWhim’). Solo for tube accompanied by piano. Autograph May 1942 30/1 20/1-11
Polonsky S.V. ‘Shli Baltiytsy‘. Song for male voice chorus a cappella. Lyrics by M. Braun. Autograph May 1942 30/1 163/1-12
Polonsky S.V. ‘Lyzhnaya Boevaya‘. Song for chorus accompanied by piano.  Lyrics by A. Smerdov. Autograph 1942 30/1 146/1-2
Polonsky S.V. ‘Flotskaya Plyasovaya’, ‘Flotskaya Garmon‘. Songs for male solo and male chorus  accompanied by piano. Lyrics by V. Malkov, D. Sedykh. Autograph [1942] 30/1 161/1-6
Polonsky S.V. ‘Dzed Talash’ lyrics by A. Surkov, translated from Russian into Belarusian by M. Mashara; ‘Na Zahad’ and ‘Pesnya Pomsty‘ lyrics by M. Mashara; ‘Pesnya’ lyrics by P. Glebka, ‘Razlyuli-lyuli, malina‘ lyrics by K. Krapiva, ‘Shumel Dozhdik v Nochnom Polumrake’ (folk lyrics). Songs for voice accompanied by piano. Autograph 1943 30/1 208-210, 212, 214
Polonsky S.V. ‘Slushai, Belorussia’. Song for mixed chorus. Lyrics by P. Brovka. Autograph 1943 99/3 22/1-2
Polonsky S.V. Songs from the cycle ‘Voronezhskiy Front’: ‘Afanasiy-Broneboishchik’ and ‘Frontovaya‘ lyrics by I. Frenkel, ‘Voendevushka Pervogo Ranga‘ lyrics by A Pervomaiskiy. Songs for voice accompanied by piano. Autograph. Print   1943 30/1 130, 134, 160
Pukst G.K. Symphony No 2. Parts 1-4. Clavier. Score. Autograph 1940-1943 10/1 7-11
Pukst G.K.. ‘Rana‘ (‘The Wound’). Song for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by P. Brovka. Autograph 1943 99/3 32/1-3
Pukst G.K. ‘Oy, Lyasy Maye, Palyany‘. Partisans song. Song for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Astreiko 1940’s 10/1 51/21-22
Sokolovsky N.F. ‘Pomnyu Tyya Rosy’, ‘Oy, Ty Kazache’, ‘Zamuzh Paistsi-Treba Znats’, ‘Oy, Rana na Ivana’, ‘Za Lyutymi Marozami’. Belarusian folk songs arranged for voice and piano. Autograph 1943 99/3 46-49
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Pesnya Partyzana‘. For voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Belevich. Autograph 25 May 1942 99/3 59/1-2
Tikotsky E.K. Nocturne for cello and piano. Opus 21. Autograph 1 November 1941 181/1 25/1-5
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Belaruskay Dzyauchyne‘ (for high voice) lyrics by A. Volsky, ‘Dve Byarozy‘ (for medium voice) lyrics by A. Astreiko. Romance songs for voice accompanied by piano. Autograph 18 September 1942 181/1 56/1-3
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Da Matsi’ lyrics by P. Brovka, ‘U Kalodtsa‘ lyrics by B. Turovsky, ‘My Vyzvalyats Tsyabe Idzyom’ lyrics by M. Mashara. Songs for high voice accompanied by piano. Manuscript. Autograph 1942 181/1 65/1-6
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Blagodarnost Stalinu’. Symphony poem. Orchestra parts. Manuscript 1942 181/2 18-19
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Klyatva Partyzana‘. Ballad for bass accompanied by piano and orchestra. Lyrics by A. Astreiko. Autograph 1942 181/1 49/1-8
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Chyrynda’, ‘Ya Tabun Stseragu’, ‘Chamu Nadzeika?’, ‘A u Poli Vyarba‘. Belarusian folk songs arranged for medium voice. Autograph 1942-1945 181/1 76/1-8
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Mother‘. Song for high voice and piano. Lyrics by S. Marshak. Print edition 1943 416/1 372/4-5
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Respublika Nasha‘. Song for chorus and piano. Lyrics by P. Brovka. Print edition 1943 181/1 31/1
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Pesnya o Burevestnike‘. Heroic poem for bass, chorus and orchestra. Lyrics by M. Gorky. Manuscript 8 May 1944 256/1 70/1-8
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Alesya‘. Opera in four acts, five scenes. Libretto by P. Brovka. Fragments. Score. Autograph 1944 181/2 5-7
Tikotsky E.K. Final chorus from the opera Alesya. Table song from Act IV. Clavier. Variations. Autograph 1944 99/3 63/1-3
Tikotsky E.K. ‘Dva Sontsy’, ‘Utaplyu Ya Gora’, ‘Partyzanam Palessya‘. Songs for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by A. Astreiko, M. Mashara. Manuscript by T. Miansarova, print edition [1945] 416/1 375/1-8
Turankov A.E. ‘Kvetka shchastsya’ (“Na Kupalle’). Opera. Solo and chorus parts. Acts II, III. Clavier. Manuscript  [1943-1944] 206/1 7-12
Churkin N.N. ‘In Commemoration of the Great Patriotic War’. Suite for symphony orchestra. Clavier. Autograph 1945 256/1 71/1-9
Shneiderman M.E. ‘My idyom, Belarus’. Song for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by B. Turovsky. Autograph [1941-1942] 284/1 57/1-6
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Zashchitniki Rodiny‘. Song for chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by B. Turovsky. Manuscript. [1941-1943] 284/1 38/1-3
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Zashchitnikam Moskvy‘. Song for solo and chorus accompanied by piano. Lyrics by B. Turovsky. Variations. Autograph. Manuscript  [1941-1945] 284/1 38/4-5
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Oy, Lyatseli Gusi‘. Ballad for voice accompanied by piano. Lyrics by E. Ognetsvet. Variation. Autograph 5 December 1942 284/1 107/1-3
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Net, Ne Znaesh Ty, Gitler, Slavyanskoy Porody‘. Song for voice and piano. Lyrics by V. Lebedev-Kumach. Variations. Manuscript 1942 284/1 58-59
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Oy , u Poli Niuka’, ‘Zyazyulenka’, ‘A u Poli Vyarba’, ‘Tseraz Sad Vinagrad’, ‘Tsimokh’, ‘Yanka’, ‘Tsi Usyo zh Tyya Chobaty’, ‘U Goradze za Mlynam…‘ Belarusian folk songs arranged for voice and piano  1942-1945 284/1 132-135, 137, 139, 141-142
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Bulba‘. Belarusian folk dance. Arranged for piano. Manuscript 21 September 1943 284/1 149/1-2
Shneiderman M.E. ‘My Snova Vstretilis s Toboy‘. Song for voice and piano. Lyrics by M. Lermontov. Autograph 19 April 1943 284/1 64/1-2
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Rubanyom‘. Song for voice and piano. Lyrics by Belarusian partisans. Rough autograph. 9 June 1943 284/1 63/1-2
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Vals No 2’. Play for piano. Manuscript 1944 284/1 4/1-3
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Slava‘. Song for chorus and piano. Lyrics by V. Shakhray. Autograph 10 June 1945 284/1 41/1-2
Shneiderman M.E. ‘Partizanka’. Ballad for voice and symphony orchestra. Lyrics by S. Shchipachev. Score at variations. Autograph 1940’s 284/1 33/1-13
Shcheglov N.N. ‘Knyaz Izyaslau Polatski‘. Opera. Fragments from Acts I-IV. Clavier. Libretto by N. Arsenyeva. Autograph [1943-1944] 10/1 91/1-6
Shcheglov N.N. ‘Lyasnoye Vozera‘. Opera. Fragments from Acts III and IV. Clavier. Libretto by N. Arsenyeva. Autograph [1943-1944] 10/1 90/1-4

Documents relating to the life and activity of Belarusian composers

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Playbill for the concert of symphony works by the Belarusian composers N.I. Aldanov, A.V. Bogatyrev, V.A. Zolotarev, G.K. Pukst, and E.K. Tikotsky at the Moscow State Philharmonics 13 March 1944 10/1 174/1
Documents certifying the participation of М.А. Berger at the Belarusian Frontline Concert Brigade 1941 256/1 53/1-8
Photos of M.A. Berger among the staff of the evacuation hospital 45-54 1943 256/1 85/1-2
Documents concerning the resumption of work of the Belarusian State Conservatory in the city of Saratov (presented by M.A. Berger) 1943 256/1 16-18, 31-32, 38
Letters by A.V. Bogatyrev to V.A. Zolotarev 1 August 1941 – 11 February 1943 134/1 54/1-11
Photo of G.M. Vagner 1941 255/1 129
Extract from the directive for the garrison of Stalinabad (Dushanbe) with words of gratitude to G.M. Vagner for his active work in the cultural life of the army units 24 November 1941 255/1 88/1
Letters by V.A. Zolotarev to G.K. Pukst 24 December 1944 – 24 August 1945 10/1 188/1-3
Letter by V.V. Olovnikov to V.A. Yefimov 9 May 1945 134/1 59/1
Article by S. Korev “New Combat Songs” with the mention of S.V. Polonsky. Newspaper clip 28 August 1941 30/1 409/2
Honour diplomas given to S.V. Polonsky for his cultural work in the Red Army units 1942-1943 30/1 411/6-7
Letter by E.K. Tikotsky to V.A. Efimov 15 July 1942 134/1 62
The BSSR Opera Theatre playbills and posters for concerts with M.E. Shneiderman as a conductor 1942-1944 284/1 157/1-8
Concert playbills with works by M.E. Shneiderman 1942-1944 284/1 158/1-11
Articles “To the concert of the Belarusian art”, “Before the beginning of the theatrical season”, and “Rebirth of the opera theatre” with the mention of M.E. Shneiderman 1942-1945 284/1 232/2-5
References and reports on the activities of M.E. Shneiderman in the Second World War [1944-1945] 284/1 191/1-4