In Memory of Tamara Levaya

Svetlana I. Savenko

Issue № 1 (789) | 2025

Essay

In Memory of Tamara Levaya

This article is written in Russian. You can read it here.

References

Istoriya otechestvennoy muzyki vtoroy poloviny XX veka [History of Russian Music in the Second Half of the 20th Century], ed. by T. N. Levaya, St. Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2005. (In Russ.)
Levaya, T. N. Dvavtsaty vek v zerkale russkoy muzyki [The Twentieth Century in the Mirror of Russian Music], St. Petersburg : Izdatel’stvo imeni N. I. Novikova, 2017. (In Russ.)
Levaya, T. N. Kontrasty zhanra: ocherki i issledovaniya o D. Shostakoviche [Contrasts of the Genre: Essays and Research on D. Shostakovich], Nizhny Novgorod : Glinka Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory, 2013. (In Russ.)
Levaya, T. N. Russkaya muzyka nachala XX veka v khudozhestvennom kontekste epokhi [Russian Music of the Early 20th Century in the Artistic Context of the Era], Moscow : Muzyka, 1991. (In Russ.)
Levaya, T. N. Scriabin I khudozhestvennye iskaniya XX veka [Scriabin and the Artistic Searches of the 20th Century], St. Petersburg : Kompozitor, 2007. (In Russ.)
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DOI 10.34690/442

Author Svetlana I. Savenko

Abstract

The obituary is dedicated to the memory of Tamara Nikolaevna Levaya (1938–2025), Doctor of Art History, Professor and Head of the Music History Department of Glinka Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory. The author recalls his friendship with Tamara Levaya and her husband, composer and musicologist Boris Getselev. The text presents the creative path of Professor Levaya, an outstanding researcher and teacher who has educated several generations of students. Short descriptions are devoted to her main works, including the first and, till now, the only Russian monograph on Paul Hindemith, a pioneering study of Russian music of the Silver Age, articles on the work of Dmitry Shostakovich and other books.

Keywords D. D. Shostakovich, A. N. Scriabin, P. Hindemith, The Silver Age, Glinka Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory, B. S. Getselev

For citation

Savenko, S. I. “In memory of Tamara Levaya.” Muzykal’naya akademiya [Music Academy], no. 1, 2025, pp. 6–9, doi:10.34690/442. (In Russ.)

Published 14.02.2025

Approved 28.02.2025

Submitted 24.03.2025

In Memory of Tamara Levaya

In Memory of Tamara Levaya

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