Sergej Protopopov

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Sergei Vladimirovich Protopopov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Протопопов; 2 April 1893, Moscow – 14 December 1954, Moscow) was a Russian avant-garde composer and music theorist. Sergei Protopopov was the chief proponent of a compositional strategy devised by Kiev-based theorist Boleslav L. Yavorsky. Published in book form as Structure of Musical Speech in 1908, the technique used modal rhythm as its basis, in combination with the uncertain harmonic pull of the tritone. Modal speech-rhythm, as Protopopov called it, is a close kin to the general style and techniques employed by Russian composer Alexander Scriabin in his late works. Protopopov's approach, especially when applied in low passages, is also clearly informed by the work of Mussorgsky, in particular such pieces as "The Witches' Hut on Fowl's Legs" from Pictures at an Exhibition. After completing a term in the faculty medical school at Moscow, Protopopov studied under Yavorsky, and took his degree from the Kiev Conservatory in 1921. Protopopov was mainly known as a conductor who worked with various orchestras throughout the U.S.S.R. His diminutive catalogue consists of only 11 works dating from 1917 to 1931. Protopopov's key pieces are the Three Piano Sonatas Opp. 1 (1920 - 1922), and 5-6 (1924 - 1928). The level of pianism required in these works is extreme, to the extent that the scores ask for notes beyond the standard range of the keyboard. Much of Protopopov's piano music is written on three staves, rather than

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Soviet Avant-Garde

Soviet Avant-Garde I

Soviet Avant-Garde 1

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Soviet Avant-Garde, Vol. 1

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Soviet Avant-Garde - Steffen Schleiermacher

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Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music

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Soviet Avant-Garde I [Steffen Schleiermacher]

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Soviet Avant-Garde (Steffen Sc

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Soviet Avant-Garde - Steffen Schleiermacher, Hat NOW series hat ART 6157

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Soviet Avant-Garde - Lourié - Mossolov - Protopopov - Roslavets (Steffen Schleiermacher, piano)

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Soviet Avant-Garde - Lourie | Mossolov | Protopopov | Roslavetz

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Soviet Avant-Garde 1 (Steffen Schleiermacher)

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