Yakov Eshpay

Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai (; , Kokshamary – 20 February 1963, Moscow) was a Russian composer and music teacher. He studied under Georgi Conus at the Moscow Conservatory. He was ethnic Mari. He is partly noted for his work concerning the folk music of the Mari people. He was the father of the better-known composer Andrei Eshpai, and the grandfather of the filmmaker Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai. References 1890 births 1963 deaths People from Zvenigovsky District People from Cheboksarsky Uyezd Mari people Soviet composers Soviet male composers 20th-century composers 20th-century Russian male musicians Moscow Conservatory alumni