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Alexander Vasilievich Mosolov (29 July 1900 – 11 July 1973) was a notable Ukrainian avant-garde composer from the early Soviet era. Born in Kiev, he was involved in the Revolutionary period of 1917-18, working in the office of the People's Commissioner for State Control, where he had brief contact with Lenin. He served in the Red Army on the Polish and Ukrainian fronts, where he was wounded and shell-shocked. In 1920, Mosolov began his career as a pianist for silent films and enrolled in the Moscow Conservatory in 1922, graduating in 1925. During his time at the Conservatory, he composed several romances and four piano sonatas. Upon graduation, he joined the Moscow branch of the Association of Contemporary Music, where he later became the director of chamber music and worked as a radio music editor. From 1926 to 1928, Mosolov focused on modern music ideas, including constructivism, and his works were frequently performed in Moscow. His notable compositions from this period include the Piano Concerto No. 1 for small orchestra (1927) and the orchestral piece Iron Foundry (Zavod), part of a ballet entitled Steel (1927). However, many of his works, such as the First String Quartet and the chamber opera A Hero, remained unperformed during his lifetime, and several of his early compositions were lost. Mosolov's career suffered due

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