Näcip Cihanov | |
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Нәҗип Җиһанов | |
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| Born | (1911-01-15)January 15, 1911 Uralsk, Russian Empire (present-day Oral, Kazakhstan) |
| Died | June 2, 1988(1988-06-02) (aged 77) Ufa, Russia |
| Other names | Nazib Gayazovich Zhiganov |
| Occupations | Composer, pedagogue, statesman |
Näcip Ğayaz ulı Cihanov[a] (15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1911 – 2 June 1988,russified:Nazib Gayazovich Zhiganov)[b] was a Soviet and Tatar composer, pedagogue and statesman. He was born inUralsk;[1] and died inUfa.
Cihanov wrote eight operas (notablyAltınçäç andCälil), three ballets, 15 symphonies, other symphonic works (Qırlay,Suite on Tatar Themes,Näfisä,Symphonic novellas, andSymphonic Songs among them), the cantataRepublic of Mine (1960), camera-instrumental compositions, and romances and songs.
Granted the titles ofPeople's Artist of the USSR (1957) andHero of Socialist Labour (1981), Cihanov served as artistic leader of the Tatar Opera and Ballet from 1941 to 1943, chairman ofTatarstan's Composers Union from 1939 to 1977, and rector ofKazan Conservatory from 1945 to 1988. He was made professor in 1953; Kazan Conservatory was renamed in his honor in 2000. Importantly, Cihanov was one of the founders of the State Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan.[2] In his capacity as statesman, he served as a deputy in theSupreme Soviet of RSFSR (1951–1959), theTatar ASSR (1963–1967, 1977–1988), and indeed theSoviet Union (1966–1970).
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