Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy (Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; 25 April [O.S. 12 April] 1907 – 2 December 1979)[1] was a Soviet classical composer and songwriter who was born and died inLeningrad.
Originally named Solovyov, when he entered theUnion of Soviet Composers he added the suffix "Sedoy", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.[2]
Solovyov-Sedoy composed the music for many songs such as "Moscow Nights" (Russian:Подмосковные вечера) and "Nightingales" (Russian:Соловьи).[2][3] He also wrote music for numerous films.
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