page_title: Cello concertos (Kabalevsky)
section_title: Influences
hierarchical_section_title: Cello concertos (Kabalevsky) / Cello Concerto No. 1 / Influences
caption_attribution_description: English: Study of a three-quarter size cello. Français&#160;: Étude d'un violoncelle taille trois-quarts.
context_page_description: Dmitri Kabalevsky composed two cello concertos. He was a Russian composer who lived during the 20th century from 1904–1987. Primarily a pianist and composer for piano, he also wrote two concertos for cello. Kabalevsky had a career as a music educator, composer and member of the International Society for Music Education. Kabalevsky's works have been regarded unfavorably by many because of his associations and allegiance with the Communist Party and is referred to by some as a "Soviet Composer", who was "self-serving, sly, and opportunistic to the extreme." However, his compositions including the two cello concertos are widely used by various students around the world to learn technique and musicality.
context_section_description: Kabalevsky drew inspiration from and was influenced by a number of things such as his context of living in Soviet Russia, the neoclassic style that came out of the inter-war period and his esteemed career as a music educator and professional. Some snippets of Eastern Folk Songs also feature in his First Cello Concerto.
caption: Body of a 3/4 size cello
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