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Elizaveta Sanicheva (1982-     )

Elizaveta Sanicheva, composerElizaveta Sanicheva was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. She began her music studies at age 4, and began to write music at age 5. In 1994 she became a winner of the Young Composers' Regional Competition (Grand-Prix). That same year, she was awarded the Chelyabinsk Region Governor Scholarship. In 2001, she graduated from Music College in Chelyabinsk as a musicologist, continued her compositon studies at the Moscow State Conservatory. There Sanicheva took part in the workshops of Klaas de Vries, Guy Rebel and G. Stabler. She also studied harpsichord, organ and orchestral conducting. Her radiant voice allowed her to take part in many contemporary music concerts and competitions, where she performed her own works and as well as the works of other composers. In 2004, she became a participant of world-wide project, "Prometheus", which consisted of five young Russian composers who wrote music to R.G. Mohnnau’s famous poem, "Prometheus". During her conservatory studies, Sanicheva also studied at the jazz college in Moscow with the famous jazz pianist Liev Kushnir. In 2006, Sanicheva graduated from the State Moscow Conservatory, and from 2006 to 2008 worked as a Musical Instruments Chair Assistant at the Moscow State Humanitarian University, where she taught composition, arranging, and her own jazz aesthetics course. In 2007, she became a member of the Russian Composers' Union. In 2008, she received  the HSP Huygens Scholarship (Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Scholarship) and studied composition and jazz piano at the Rotterdam Conservatory, obtaining her second Masters Degree in composition. Sanicheva has composed many chamber, symphonic and electronic works, multimedia projects, music for film, dance and stage performances, instant compositions and live sets. Her works have been performed in Russia, Korea, the Netherlands, Austria and United States, by such musicians as Henri Bok, Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble, Studio for New Music, and the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music, among others. Her works have been performed at such festivals as Moscow Autumn, Red Sound (Netherlands), and Contemporary Music Daegu Festival (Korea). Sanicheva is currently working as co-author of a book on  contemporary composition and improvisation techniques.

COMPOSITIONS                                                            Sanicheva Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre
In My Garden, soprano and piano (1998) [text: K. Balmont]
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1999)
Six Pieces for Piano (1999)
Variations for Piano (1999)
Colours sonata, female voice and piano (2000) [text: F. Lorka, P. Eluard, Guilvique]
Three Pieces for Piano (2001)
Birds, oboe, clarinet and marimba (2001)
Self-Portrait, violin (2001)
Salome, flute (2001) [see "Carrus Navalis", 2007]
Piece, oboe, violin, viola and cello (2002)
Sensation, soprano, flute, viola and harp (2002) [text: A. Rimbaud]
Duo for Flute and Oboe (2002)
Sonata for Saxophone and Piano (2003)
Sharp, saxophone, harpsichord and snare drum (2003)
Avide-Improvisation, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello (2004) [text: R.G. Mohnnau]
Six, piano, horn, trumpet, trombone, double bass and percussion (2005) [see "Flash", 2009]
Rivers Inside, orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (2006)
Le Soleil Froisse, piano (2006)
Snowwhite, incidental music (2006)
Cor Cordae, string quartet (2007)
Crossfade, piano (2007)
Reincarnation, electroacoustic work (2007)
Programming of Dream, electroacoustic work (2007)
Hidden Oceans, electroacoustic work (2007)
Wildness, piano (2007)
Instincts, bass clarinet, bassoon, contra-bassoon, piano and percussion (2007)
Carrus Navalis, flute (2007) [revision of "Salome", 2001]
Spontanissimo!!, piano and live electronics (2007) [also for trombone and piano]
Golden Fish, incidental music (2007)
Trčs Impulsif, [sort of a chamber mono opera or (open) project] (2008)
Five Senses, [soprano, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, violin, viola?, cello, piano, percussion] (2009) [text: ????]
Flash, [piano, trumpet, trombone, bassoon?, double bass and percussion] (2009) [revised version of "Six", 2005]
Anatomic Adventure, orchestra (2009)
Erwachtung, string quartet (2009)
Spur, 2 violins (2009)
Actions, piano and flute (2009)
Vergessen, flute (2009)
Schtemmavie, piano (2009)
Fuyant, piano (2009)
Adieu, soprano and flute (2009)
When I'm Back, incidental music (2009)
Garden of Gethsemane, orchestra (2010)
Amo Amas Amat, string quartet (2010)
Verzeihung, string quartet (2010)
Timidité, string quartet (2010)
Trost, string quartet (2010)
Atem, flute and clarinet (2010)
Contours, flute and piano (2010)
Sketch, guitar (2010)
The Height, cello (2010)
Envol, piano (2010)
Zaboravljen, piano (2010)
Die Einsamkeit, soprano and cello (2010)
Phrases, voice and flute (2010)
Abend in Skane, soprano and piano (2010)
Aus Einem April, soprano and piano (2010)
Gebete der Mädchen zur Maria, soprano, flute and piano (2010)
Dein Garten, soprano and 2 violins (2010)
Ich bin so Jung, soprano and orchestra (2010)
Captain's Daughter, opera (2011) [libretto: after A.Pushkin]
Alyosha Karamazov, opera (2011) [libretto: after F. Dostoyevsky]
The Striker, chamber opera (2011)
Effleur, orchestra (2011)
O Gladsome Light, orchestra (2011)
Rouge, orchestra (2011)
Venetum, orchestra (2011)
Fowls of the Air, orchestra (2011)
John the Baptist, orchestra (2011)
Isaiah, violin and orchestra (2011)
St. Basil's Cathedral, piano and orchestra (2011)
Monologue and Phantasia, recorder and harpsichord (2011)
Suite, recorder and harpsichord (2011)
Ensoleillé, harpsichord (2011)
Étonnement, harpsichord (2011)
Schnee, piano (2011)
Sous le Pont Mirabeau, soprano and flute (2011)
Cries my Soul for All the World, soprano and orchestra (2011)
Amerika, opera (2012) [libretto: after F. Kafka]
Love of Life, chamber opera (2012) [libretto: after J. London]
Werther, chamber opera (2012) [libretto: after Goethe]
Red, orchestra (2012)
Daniel, orchestra (2012)
Elijah, orchestra (2012)
Ezekiel, orchestra (2012)
Gardens, orchestra (2012)
Jeremiah, orchestra (2012)
La Mer Alleé avec le Soleil, orchestra (2012)
Vermeil, orchestra (2012)
Volcanos, orchestra (2012)
Construction, string quartet (2012)
Fields, string quartet (2012)
Directions, flute, oboe, clarinet and piano (2012)
Franz, flute and clarinet (2012)
Prozess, flute and clarinet (2012)
Einsamkeit, oboe and clarinet (2012)
Entrecroisement, flute and clarinet (2012)
Jugendliebe, oboe and clarinet (2012)
LA Time, string quartet (2012)
Path, string quartet (2012)
Flottant, oboe and clarinet (2012)
Cocteau, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Naďf, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Vitrage, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Clown, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Leichtigkeit, clarinet and piano (2012)
Insect, flute (2012)
Einfalt, flute (2012)
Intense, piano (2012)
Entfernung, piano (2012)
So viele Engel, soprano and flute (2012)

All-Night Vigil, chorus and string orchestra (????)
Accordeon, [????] (????)
Breathloss, [cello and piano] (????)
Ways of Freedom, flute and piano (????)
Leggierissimo, flute (????)
Floating Flourishing, violin (????)
Drops of Melting Ice, [soprano, tenor and piano] (????) [text: ????]


WORKS BY GENRE                                                            Sanicheva Links     ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Trčs Impulsif, [sort of a chamber mono opera or (open) project] (2008)
Captain's Daughter, opera (2011) [libretto: after A.Pushkin]
Alyosha Karamazov, opera (2011) [libretto: after F. Dostoyevsky]
The Striker, chamber opera (2011)
Amerika, opera (2012) [libretto: after F. Kafka]
Love of Life, chamber opera (2012) [libretto: after J. London]
Werther, chamber opera (2012) [libretto: after Goethe]

Orchestra
Rivers Inside, orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (2006)
Anatomic Adventure, orchestra (2009)
Garden of Gethsemane, orchestra (2010)
Effleur, orchestra (2011)
O Gladsome Light, orchestra (2011)
Rouge, orchestra (2011)
Venetum, orchestra (2011)
Fowls of the Air, orchestra (2011)
John the Baptist, orchestra (2011)
Red, orchestra (2012)
Daniel, orchestra (2012)
Elijah, orchestra (2012)
Ezekiel, orchestra (2012)
Gardens, orchestra (2012)
Jeremiah, orchestra (2012)
La Mer Alleé avec le Soleil, orchestra (2012)
Vermeil, orchestra (2012)
Volcanos, orchestra (2012)

Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Isaiah, violin and orchestra (2011)
St. Basil's Cathedral, piano and orchestra (2011)

Chorus w/Orchestra
All-Night Vigil, chorus and string orchestra (????)

Chamber
Birds, oboe, clarinet and marimba (2001)
Piece, oboe, violin, viola and cello (2002)
Duo for Flute and Oboe (2002)
Sharp, saxophone, harpsichord and snare drum (2003)
Six, piano, horn, trumpet, trombone, double bass and percussion (2005) [see "Flash", 2009]
Cor Cordae, string quartet (2007)
Instincts, bass clarinet, bassoon, contra-bassoon, piano and percussion (2007)
Five Senses, [soprano, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, violin, viola?, cello, piano, percussion] (2009) [text: ????]
Flash, [piano, trumpet, trombone, bassoon?, double bass and percussion] (2009) [revised version of "Six", 2005]
Erwachtung, string quartet (2009)
Spur, 2 violins (2009)
Amo Amas Amat, string quartet (2010)
Verzeihung, string quartet (2010)
Timidité, string quartet (2010)
Trost, string quartet (2010)
Atem, flute and clarinet (2010)
Construction, string quartet (2012)
Fields, string quartet (2012)
Directions, flute, oboe, clarinet and piano (2012)
Franz, flute and clarinet (2012)
Prozess, flute and clarinet (2012)
Einsamkeit, oboe and clarinet (2012)
Entrecroisement, flute and clarinet (2012)
Jugendliebe, oboe and clarinet (2012)
LA Time, string quartet (2012)
Path, string quartet (2012)
Flottant, oboe and clarinet (2012)
Cocteau, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Naďf, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Vitrage, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Clown, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Accordeon, [????] (????)

Instrument and Piano or Harpsichord
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1999)
Sonata for Saxophone and Piano (2003)
Actions, piano and flute (2009)
Contours, flute and piano (2010)
Monologue and Phantasia, recorder and harpsichord (2011)
Suite, recorder and harpsichord (2011)
Leichtigkeit, clarinet and piano (2012)
Breathloss, [cello and piano] (????)
Ways of Freedom, flute and piano (????)

Solo Instrument
Self - Portrait, violin (2001)
Salome, flute (2001) [see "Carrus Navalis", 2007]
Carrus Navalis, flute (2007) [revision of "Salome", 2001]
Vergessen, flute (2009)
Sketch, guitar (2010)
The Height, cello (2010)
Insect, flute (2012)
Einfalt, flute (2012)
Leggierissimo, flute (????)
Floating Flourishing, violin (????)

Piano, Organ or Harpsichord
Six Pieces for Piano (1999)
Variations for Piano (1999)
Three Pieces for Piano (2001)
Le Soleil Froisse, piano (2006)
Crossfade, piano (2007)
Wildness, piano (2007)
Spontanissimo!!, piano and live electronics (2007) [also for trombone and piano]
Schtemmavie, piano (2009)
Fuyant, piano (2009)
Envol, piano (2010)
Zaboravljen, piano (2010)
Ensoleillé, harpsichord (2011)
Étonnement, harpsichord (2011)
Schnee, piano (2011)
Intense, piano (2012)
Entfernung, piano (2012)

Vocal
In My Garden, soprano and piano (1998) [text: K. Balmont]
Colours sonata, female voice and piano (2000) [text: F. Lorka, P. Eluard, Guilvique]
Sensation, soprano, flute, viola and harp (2002) [text: A. Rimbaud]
Avide-Improvisation, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello (2004) [text: R.G. Mohnnau]
Adieu, soprano and flute (2009)
Die Einsamkeit, soprano and cello (2010)
Phrases, voice and flute (2010)
Abend in Skane, soprano and piano (2010)
Aus Einem April, soprano and piano (2010)
Gebete der Mädchen zur Maria, soprano, flute and piano (2010)
Dein Garten, soprano and 2 violins (2010)
Ich bin so Jung, soprano and orchestra (2010)
Sous le Pont Mirabeau, soprano and flute (2011)
Cries my Soul for All the World, soprano and orchestra (2011)
So viele Engel, soprano and flute (2012)
Drops of Melting Ice, [soprano, tenor and piano] (????) [text: ????]

Incidental/Film
Snowwhite, incidental music (2006)
Golden Fish, incidental music (2007)
When I'm Back, incidental music (2009)

Electronic/Electroacoustic
Spontanissimo!!, piano and live electronics (2007) [also for trombone and piano]
Reincarnation, electroacoustic work (2007)
Programming of Dream, electroacoustic work (2007)
Hidden Oceans, electroacoustic work (2007)

OTHER MUSIC
DJ Lizzzz
Time Elapsing
Dream
Allusion
Urban Romanita

Lil Lizzzy
Stars Above
If I wouldn't love
Love Hackers

The Queen
Guitar
Hip-Hop

Jazz Themes
Unicorn (2006)
Hypnose (2006)
Mirrors (2006)
Soho (2007)
Freud (2007)
The Very Depth (2007)


SANICHEVA  LINKS                                                            Works by Genre      ~ top of page ~

Composer's website   . . .   contact Elizaveta Sanicheva:  sanicheva(at)gmail(dot)com
Composer's website

Sanicheva @ Donna In Musica
Sanicheva @ Fragilité
Sanicheva @ LinkedIn
Sanicheva @ MySpaceMusic
Sanicheva @ SoundClick
Sanicheva @ VK

Publisher
Sanicheva @ Composer's website
Sanicheva @ Fragilité Netlabel
Sanicheva @ Scribd

Streaming Audio
Sanicheva @ Composer's website
Sanicheva @ last.fm
Sanicheva @ MySpaceMusic
Sanicheva @ MySpaceMusic (DJLizzz)
Sanicheva @ MySpaceMusic (ElectroLizz)
Sanicheva @ MySpaceMusic (Lil Lizzz)
Sanicheva @ SoundClick

Recordings
[none at the moment]

Video
Sanicheva @ YouTube
Sanicheva @ Google Video
Sancheva @ RuTube
Sanicheva @ SoundClick
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