Vladimir Rebikov: Works
Vladimir Rebikov (1866 - 1920) was a late romantic 20th-century Russian composer and pianist. He wrote lyrical piano miniatures (suites, cycles, and albums), children's choruses, and songs. His orchestral and stage works include more than ten operas and two ballets. Rebikov's children's music is perhaps his most notable work. Nevertheless, he experimented with new advanced harmony and novel musical forms, and he introduced a type of musical pantomime known as "melo-mimic" and "rhythm-declamation"
Here's an excerpt from a Vladimir Rebikov biography, by Uncle Dave Lewis on the Allmusic website:
“Rebikov was already a forgotten figure by the time of his death at age 54. He was bitter and disillusioned, convinced wrongly that composers such as Debussy, Scriabin, and Stravinsky had made their way into public prominence through stealing his ideas. Ironically Rebikov is best known by way of his insubstantial music in salon genres. Rebikov's role as an important early instigator of twentieth-century techniques deserves to be more widely recognized.”
Vladimir Rebikov's Valse Mélancolique (Opus 2, Number 3) in B minor is a short waltz for solo piano, first published in 1900.
