Background
MYASKOVSKIY, Nikolay was born on April 8, 1881 in Novo-Gcorgiycvsk Fortress, near Warsaw.
MYASKOVSKIY, Nikolay was born on April 8, 1881 in Novo-Gcorgiycvsk Fortress, near Warsaw.
1902 graduate military engineering college. 1911 graduate Lyadov’s composition class, Saint St. Petersburg Conservatory.
From 1911 worked as music critic. 1914-1918 engineering officer, Russian Army. 1918-1921 served with Naval General Staff, Pctrograd.
1921-1950 professor, Moscow Conservatory. Helped train composers: Doctorate. B. Kabalevskiy, V. I. Muradeli, A. I. Khachaturyan, V. Ya. Shebalin, et cetera