Nikolai Lopatnikoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolai Lopatnikoff

Russian-American composer, music teacher and academic

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1903

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1976

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, university teacher, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Nikolai Lopatnikoff (born Russian, ??????? ??????? ??????????/Nikolai Lwowitsch Lopatnikow; 16 March 1903 in Tallinn - 7 October 1976 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a Russian-American composer, music teacher and university lecturer.
He composed some works of the neoclassical music.
These pieces featured fast, furious Allegro molto that included in some cases snare drumming and also soft music for cello.
These style alternate fast and furious with quiet and solemn, legato strings giving way to a quiet passage that ends with a loud drum.