Gavriil Musicescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gavriil Musicescu

Romanian musician

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1847

Place of Birth: Izmail, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1903

Profession: composer, conductor, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gavriil Musicescu (March 20, 1847, Izmail, Bessarabia Governorate, now in Ukraine – December 21, 1903, Ia?i, Romania) was a Romanian composer, conductor and musicologist, father of the pianist and musical pedagogue Florica Musicescu. Born in Budjak region, southern Bessarabia, he studied music and composition in Saint Petersburg and Ia?i.
He is the author of numerous compositions of choral music.
Musicescu settled in Romania and, from 1872 until his death in 1903, taught at the Ia?i Conservatory.