About Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva
Lived 1946 – 2022 (aged 75). Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva was a composer.
Zhyldyz Abdylasovna Maldybayeva (July 6, 1946 – February 8, 2022) is considered to be the first female Kyrgyz composer. She is best known for the 1975 ballet Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Али-Баба и сорок разбойников).
Awards and honors She was named People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic and Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic and was awarded the Dank Medal and the Lenin Komsomol Prize. Simfonietta II (1971) Suite for chamber orchestra (1973) Suite for string orchestra (1968)
Chamber music
String quartet (1966) Piece for oboe and piano (1972) Piece for cello and piano (1967) Sonatina for violin and piano (1969)
Piano
Scherzo (1967) Sonata (1969) Sonatina (1973) Suite (1967) Ten Children's Miniatures (1970) Toccata (1971) Twenty four preludes (1966) Variations (1968)
Vocal
Cycle (Tokombayev) for chorus (1969) Songs for voice and piano (1971)
Ballet
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Али-Баба и сорок разбойников, 1975).
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Who was Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva?
first Kyrgyz woman composer
When was Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva born?
Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva was born on 6 July 1946 in Bishkek.
When did Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva die?
Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva died on 8 February 2022.
What was Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva's occupation?
Zhïldïz Maldïbayeva was a composer.
Sources & further reading
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· DBpedia: Zhyldyz Abdylasovna Maldybayeva
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