Abdylas Maldybaev
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Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic tenor singer. Maldybaev was one of the composers of the state anthem of the Kirghiz SSR
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR, or even Kirghizia, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union...
and is still renowned for his operatic composition. He helped popularize Kyrgyz music by skillfully using Western Europe
Western Europe
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an techniques. The Kyrgyz one som
Kyrgyzstani som
The som is the currency of the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia. The ISO 4217 currency code is KGS. The som is sub-divided into 100 tyiyn...
banknote pictures him.
Maldybayev provided folk melodies and composed music which was organized and prepared by Russian composers Vladimir Vlasov
Vladimir Vlasov
Vladimir Vlasov was a Russian composer and conductor. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1924 to 1931 under such teachers as Georgy Catoire, Abram Yampol′sky, and Nikolai Zhilyayev. In 1936 he founded the Music and Drama Theatre in Frunze, working as the company's artistic director until...
and Vladimir Fere
Vladimir Fere
Vladimir Georgievich Fere was a Russian composer. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory in 1925 and later taught there.He was a member of a Kirghiz Republic collective assigned by the Soviet government under a plan to integrate national cultures into the arts...
into six Soviet state opera and other works. Their first full opera was Ai-churek. The collective is usually hypenated as Vlasov-Fere-Maldybayev and also composed the Kirghiz national anthem.
Works
- Ai-Churek, opera in four acts after an episode of the "Manas Epos" (1938-1939) Libretto: D. Tursubekov, D. Bokonbaev and K. Malikov. First performance in 1939 in Frunse.
- The History of Happiness, cantata after V. Vinnikov (1949)
- On the Banks of Issyk-Kula, opera after K. Bayalinov and V. Vinnikov (1950)
- Toktogul, opera (1958)
His work has been recorded and issued on media including:
- Ai-Churek, LP Melodiya D 07269-74: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Khirgiz State Theatre Opera & Ballet, DZhumakhmatov (conductor), 1938
- On the Banks of Issyk-Kula, LP Melodiya D 2253-4: Radio Orchestra, Tselikovsky (conductor), S. Kiyzbayeva (soprano), K. Chodronov (bass), 1950
- Toktogul, LP Melodiya D 4610-1: (Fragments) Chorus and Orchestra of the Khirgiz State Theatre Opera & Ballet, Dzhumakhmatov (conductor), 1958