Eugen Coca (1893–1954) was a Moldovan composer and violinist. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania He wrote two symphonies and two symphonic poems. One of his masterpieces is the opera Pasǎrea Maiastrǎ, based on the folk legend of Maiastra, the central character of which is a magic bird. The Maiastra motif has become known worldwide thanks to Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, who gave it expression in bronze and marble. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Constantin Brâncuşi, ( February 19, 1876 &ndash March 16, 1957) konstanˈtin brɨnˈkuʃʲ was an internationally renowned Romanian He died in Chişinău in 1954. Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova.