
Shirnengiin Ayuush (; 1903–1938) was a Mongolian composer, novelist and art historian, one of the leading composers of Mongolia in the 1930s.
He was born in
Bayanzürkh
Bayanzürkh ( ; ) is one of nine districts of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 20 subdistricts.
It is the largest district in the capital and lies in the southeast of the city. It was established in 1965. In 2023 it h ...
, near the capital of
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa ...
. He graduated from the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow in 1924, and was employed by the government in the 1930s, becoming artistic director of the Ministry of the People in 1934, and the Vice Minister of the Ministry from 1936. He is best known for composing operas which incorporated traditional folk melodies such as ''Arat Damdin and Princess Dolgor''.
J. F. Conceicao describes ''Arat Damdin and Princess Dolgor'' as
the "next experiment of the musical theatre", which dealt with "topical problems of that time".
He was awarded for his services to
Mongolian literature
Mongolian literature is literature written in Mongolia and/or in the Mongolian language. It was greatly influenced by and evolved from its nomadic oral storytelling traditions, and it originated in the 13th century. The "three peaks" of Mongol ...
in 1935. Ayuush, along with other writers such as
Sonombaljiriin Buyannemekü and
Mördendewiin Idamsürüng, was executed during a purge directed by communist leader
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Khorloogiin Choibalsan (8 February 1895 – 26 January 1952) was a Mongolian politician who served as the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic as the Prime Minister of Mongolia, chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1939 unt ...
in the late 1930s.
References
1903 births
1938 deaths
20th-century composers
Composers from Ulaanbaatar
Executed Mongolian people
Great Purge victims from Mongolia
Mongolian novelists
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