Reinhold Glière (11 January 1875 [O.S. 30 December 1874] – 23 June 1956), was an Ukranian composer.
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Red Rover
From mighty works to small vignettes,
His oeuvre pleased the Soviets.
He had success with everything he wrote.
But in the West, by happenstance,
It is “The Russian Sailors’ Dance”
Which single-handed keeps his name afloat.
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