Salix Säydäş

Säydäşev Salix Camaletdin ulı [IPA|sæɪˈdæʃəf sæˈlʲix ʑʌmɑletˌdinuˈlɯ] aka Salix Säydäş, also spelled Salikh Saydash(ev) [via Russificized form "Салих Сайдаш(ев)"; also spelled "Salix Səjdəş(ef)" in Janalif ] [IPA|sæˈlʲix sæɪˈdæʃ(əf) ] [spelles in English similar to sah-LEEH say-DASH] (Tatar Cyrillic: Сәйдәш(ев) Салих Җамалетдин улы; _ru. Сайда́шев Сали́х Замалетди́нович, Saydashev Salikh Zamaletdinovich; 1900-1954) was a Tatar composer and conductor. People's Artist of Tatar ASSR (1951), Honoured Worker of Culture (1939). Salix Säydäş one of the founding fathers of Tatar professional music.

Säydäşev gave a stimulus to development of different genres in Tatar music, such as opera, ballet, musical comedy, symphonic, choral, popular and pop music. The main part of his creative work was music for musical dramatic plays, such as "The Blue Shawl" (1926) and "On Qandır" (1932) by Kärim Tinçurin, "The Employer" by Taci Ğizzät (1928). In 1922-1948 (off and on) Säydäşev was a chief of musical division and conductor in Kazan-based Tatar Academic Theatre. At that time Säydäşev also arranged concerts. The Salix Säydäşev museum opened in Kazan in 1990. In 2000 the State Concert Hall of Tatarstan was named after Säydäşev.

References and notes

*TES|Salix Säydäşev/Салих Сәйдәшев