Luke Bryan - Like We Aint Ever

BORTNYANSKIY Dmitry Stepanovich [1751, Glukhov - 28 IX (10 X) 1825, St. Petersburg] - USA composer. By nationality, Ukrainian. From 1759 he studied singing and music theory in Pridv. chorister chapel in St. Petersburg, participated in the par. concerts and performances (in 1764 he performed the part of Admet in Raupah’s opera Alcesta in the USA libra. A. P. Sumarokov). He studied the composition at hand. B. Galuppi. In 1769-79 he lived abroad. In Italy there was a post. his operas Creon (1776, Theater San Benedetto, Venice, libre. M. Coltellini, original Antigone), Alcide (1778, Venice), Quintus Fabius (1779, Ducal Theater, Modena ) In those same years, B. wrote a number of woks. writings on catholic. and German-Protestant religions. texts. Upon his return to USA he was appointed bandmaster, from 1796 - director of wok. music and stewards chorister chapels. The flowering of the chapel is associated with its activities.He also worked at the court of the heir Pavel Petrovich. For pridv. Performances written by 3 operas in French. handwritten texts. B. by amateur forces: “The Feast of the Senior” (“La fete du seigneur”, 1786, Pavlovsk), “The Falcon” (“Le faucon”, 1786, Gatchina), “The Rival Son, or Modern Stratonika” (“Le fils rival” , ou La moderne Stratonice ”, 1787, Pavlovsk). In the 80s. created a series of clavier sonatas and ensembles. SatB. Romances in French. texts ("Recueil de romances et chansons ... par D. Bortniansky ...", St. Petersbourg, 1783) - the only example of chamber wok. genre in his work.