Cäwdät Fäyzi

Cäwdät Fäyzi

Fäyzullin Cäwdät Xaris ulı (Tatar: Фәйзуллин Җәүдәт Харис улы, pronounced [fæɪˈzulʲin ʑæʊˈdæt xæˌrisuˈlɯ]) aka Cäwdät Fäyzi (Җәүдәт Фәйзи [ʑæʊˈdæt fæɪˈzɪ], anglicized as Jaudat Faizi; Russian: Файзи́ (Файзу́ллин) Джауда́т Хари́сович Fayzi (Fayzullin) Dzhaudat Kharisovich; 1910–1973) was a Tatar composer and folklorist. People's Artist of TASSR (1964), TASSR (1944) and RSFSR (1957) Honoured Worker of Culture.

In 1939-1941 Fäyzi was a chief of musical division and conductor in Tatar Academic Theatre, in 1944-1947, 1952-1957 he was a chief and artistic leader of Tatar Philharmonic Society.

Major works: opera The Unshipped Letters (1960), 4 musical comedy (including the most famous My Slippers), more than 200 song and romance, arrangement of folk songs. Fäyzi also is known as a collector of Tatar musical folklore. His works include articles on Tatar musical culture, librettos, plays, novels and poetry. Ğabdulla Tuqay TASSR State Prize laureate (1966).

References and notes

• (Tatar) "Cäwdät Fäyzi/Җәүдәт Фәйзи". Tatar Encyclopedia. Kazan: Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002. 

Persondata
Name	Fayzi, Cawdat
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1910
Place of birth
Date of death	1973
Place of death