Vera Baeva facts for kids
Vera Baeva (born March 18, 1930 – died June 16, 2017) was a talented Bulgarian writer and composer. She was born in the city of Burgas. She loved music from a young age and studied at the Sofia State Academy of Music. There, she learned from famous teachers like Dimiter Nenov, Marin Goleminov, and Lyubomir Pipkov.
After finishing her studies in 1953, Vera Baeva became a busy musician. She led choirs for Radio Sofia and played the piano with different music groups. She even played with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Later, she also taught music, helping young singers and musicians learn. Besides music, she also wrote two books of short stories!
Musical Creations
Vera Baeva was an amazing composer. She wrote over 200 pieces of music! Her works included songs for singers, music for instruments, and big pieces for orchestras. She created many different kinds of music throughout her life.
Famous Compositions
Some of her well-known musical works include:
- Mothers' Prayer: This piece was written for a soprano (a high female voice), flute, trumpet, drums, cello, double bass, and piano.
- Pirin: A cantata from 1954. A cantata is like a short musical story, often for singers and instruments.
- My Homeland: A beautiful piece from 1985 for a choir and orchestra.
- Butterflies: This was special "ritual music" that used old traditional tunes. It was for a choir of female voices, flute, double bass, piano, organ, and percussion.
- Tangra: A ritual dance from 1991 for a male choir, flute, double bass, piano, and percussion.
- Modern Tarnovo: A piece from 1980 for piano and orchestra.
- String Quartet: Music written for four string instruments, usually two violins, a viola, and a cello.
- Piano Trio: Music for three instruments, often a piano, violin, and cello.
- Sonata for violin and piano: A piece from 1988 for just a violin and a piano.
- Circus: A fun piece from 2003 for a reader (someone who speaks), flute, cello, piano, and percussion.
Recorded Music
Some of Vera Baeva's music was recorded and put on albums. One example is an LP record titled Baeva, Vera-Glinka, Taneev, Rachmaninov, Bulakhov, Varlamov, Gurilev etc., which was released in Russia. This means her music was enjoyed by many people!
