Korolyov А. Structural Formula for string orchestra

Anatoly Aleksandrovich Korolyov (born in 1949) is one of the most original and diverse among the modern composers, graduate of the Petersburgian conservatoire, where he studied choir conducting and composition at Vladimir Tsytovich and Boris Arapov during the post-graduate education. Anatoly Korolyov is the Petersburg Conservatoire professor, honoured art worker of Russia. 

Korolyov is the author of symphonic, cantata-oratorio, choral, organ, chamber-vocal and instrumental compositions. He practises the sphere of electronic music. Among his most significant works there are the symphonic poem “About the Grass, Stones and Water”, oratorio to the text of the Old Russian chronicles and legends “Living of the Prince Vladimir”, choral concerto “Glory to God for Everything” to the words of Grigory Petrov's acathyst, Adagio for choir and string orchestra, Grand Chant for the strings, clavecin and percussion, electronic composition “shalyapin wav”. Among Korolyov's compositions edited by the Compozitor Publishing House o Saint-Petersburg there are choral cycles, “Letters to the Roman Friend” to the verses by I. Brodsky, Three Poems by Iosif Brodsky and Litany (all dating 2000), so as the “Little Guide Along the Russian Folk Songs” (1990), Partita (1995) and Four Music Moments (1997). 

The composition “Structural Formula” was invented for the concert, which consisted of the opuses connected somehow with Bach's and Schostakovich's anagrams.