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MELNGAILIS Emilis [3 (15) II 1874, Igate, now Riga district - 20 XII 1954, Riga] - Soviet composer and music. folklorist. Nar art. Latv SSR (1945). He studied at the Dresden Conservatory (1896-97), in 1901 he graduated from St. Petersburg. the conservatory in the composition class of N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. There was a music. critic of the St. Petersburger Zeitung newspaper (1901-06). In 1906-18, a foreign teacher. languages ​​in Tashkent. In 1911-13 he was one of the organizers, as well as the conductor of the Song Days in Riga. Since 1920 he lived in Riga. One of the organizers and ch. conductor of the 6th-9th Latvian. Song Holidays (1926-38), participated in the creation of the Latvian Association. composers (Latvijas Skanrazu kopa, 1923). After the Great Patriotic War. War 1941-45 - before. Board of Directors of SC Latvia. SSR (1944-48). Professor Latvia. conservatory (in 1944-54). M. is an outstanding Latvian master. choral song, the largest collector of Latvian. Nar tunes published approx. 4,500 songs in the “Materials of Latvian Musical Folklore” (“Latviesu muzikas folkloras materiali”, t. 1-3, 1951-53) and in collection of books. “Latvian dances” (“Latviesu dancis”, 1949). To the choir. Latvian processing. Nar Songs M. created a distinctive style, enriched sovr. polyphonic means. Classic Latvian. music, M. deeply influenced the work of others. Latvian. composers.