Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova (January 20, 1910 - 1980)[1][2] was a Russian composer,[3][4] musicologist, and radio music editor[5] who used folk songs in her compositions[6] and composed at least one film score.
[7] Smirnova was born in Moscow.
She studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Vissarion Shebalin from 1932 to 1940.
Few details are available about her work as a musicologist and radio editor.
Her music was published by Sovetskii Kompozitor[8] and was recorded commercially by Albany Records U.S.[9] Her compositions include: