Anatoliy Andreyevich Andreyev (russian: Анатолий Андреевич Андреев; 10 April 1941 – 2004) was a
Buryat composer of classical music. In 1995, he composed the music for the
Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia
The state anthem of the Republic of Buryatia, is one of the state symbols of Buryatia, together with the flag and coat of arms of the Russian federal subject. It was first used unofficially for the Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republ ...
, with lyrics by
Damba Zhalsarayev
Damba Zodbich Zhalsarayev (russian: Дамба Зодбич Жалсараев; 5 December 1925 – 21 January 2002) was a Soviet and Buryat poet who wrote the Buryat lyrics for the Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia. He was a member of the ...
.
Career
Andreyev was educated at the
Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire
Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire is a musical university in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The Ural State Conservatory was founded in 1934. In 1939 the Conservatory had its first graduates.
Notable alumni
*Anatoliy Andreyev – ...
, graduating in 1969 with a degree in composition. He was a prolific composer; his works include numerous popular songs, oratorios, cantatas, and the ballet ''Poet's Song'' (1984).
Andreyev is renowned for his melodic compositions. The National Anthem of Buryatia was initially conceived as a song dedicated to Buryatia, "Our Native Land" (''"Песня о родной земле"''); it won the state competition for the national anthem, being written into the respective 1995 law.
Andreyev dedicated a considerable portion of his career to the Buryat national heritage. One of the composer's last works was the opera ''Geser'' (2002) in the
Buryat language
Buryat, or Buriat (; Buryat Cyrillic: , , ), known in foreign sources as the Bargu-Buryat dialect of Mongolian, and in pre-1956 Soviet sources as Buryat-Mongolian,In China, the Buryat language is classified as the Bargu-Buryat dialect of the Mon ...
, based on the Buryat
epic of the same name (see
Epic of King Gesar
The Epic of King Gesar ( Tibetan, Bhutanese: གླིང་གེ་སར །), also spelled Geser (especially in Mongolian contexts) or Kesar (), is a work of epic literature of Tibet and greater Central Asia. The epic originally devel ...
).
The opera premiered in March 2004 at the
Buryat National Opera
Buryat Opera and Ballet Theatre (officially known as the "G. Tsydynzhapov Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre", , ) is a music theatre in Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude (; bua, Улаан-Үдэ, , ; russian: Улан-Удэ, p=ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ; ...
.
Andreyev's career included teaching positions at musical institutions of higher learning in Buryatia where he taught composition. He was also the music director of , the national theatre of folk music and dance in Ulan-Ude. His contributions to the Buryat culture were officially recognised with the titles of
Meritorious Artist of the Buryat Republic and that of Russia, while his songs and ballads continue to be popular to this day.
See also
*
Music of Buryatia
Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. One of the country's main instruments is a two-stringed horse-head fiddle called a ''morin khuur''. This is an instrument closely linked to the all-important cult of the horse, belonging to the intang ...
References
External links
* , music by Anatoly Andreyev, via the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Culture of
Buryatia
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20th-century composers
1941 births
2004 deaths
Buryat people
21st-century composers
20th-century Russian male musicians
21st-century Russian male musicians
National anthem writers