Said-Emin Umarovich Dimayev ( ce, Саид-Эмин Умарович Димаев) (August 24, 1939 – March 28, 2005) was a Chechen composer. His father Umar Dimayev was a legendary

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and

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, and his brothers

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and

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are professional Chechen musicians. Said was born in 1939 in the

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of the

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. When Said was four years, he was deported along with his entire family to

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as a result of the forced deportations of the

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and Ingush to Central Asia on February 23, 1944. After returning to Chechnya he studied at the Grozny Music College, graduating in 196

Said then joined the music department of

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, a prominent conservatory in Moscow, and would move into the

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department of the institution. After graduation, he returned to

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to serve as a music professo

From 1970 Said worked as an artistic director of the Chechen-Ingush State Philharmonic Society, and in this position he helped create national

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and entertainment ensembles. He also served as the chief conductor of the folklore instruments orchestra on Chechen-Ingush television. Said composed in various genres, including

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, and variations on folk melodies, and served as a member of the

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. His compositions were played by orchestras in Moscow,

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, and

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In 2001 a collection of over one hundred melodies composed by Said Dimayev was released in Moscow, alongside his "Moscow's Autumn" suite. He also authored the "Time to Act" oratiobr>
Said died on March 28, 2005.

External links

Chechnya Free.ru Biographical Information

Chechen.org Biographical Stub

"Moscow's Autumn" – Chechnya Free.ru
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