ISMAGILOV, Zagir Garipovich
ISMAGILOV, Zagir Garipovich [8.1.1917, Derevnya Sermenevo of Verkhneuralsky Uyezd of Orenburg Gub. (Beloretsky Raion of the RB) — 30.5.2003, Ufa], Composer, Teacher, Public Figure (music). Full Professor (1977). People’s Artist of the USSR (1982), RSFSR (1968), BASSR (1963), Merited Artist of the RSFSR (1955). Laureate of RSFSR State Award named after M.I.Glinka (1973), BASSR Award named after Salavat Yulayev (1967) and Award named after M.Akmulla (1996). Awarded with the Order of Lenin (1971), Order of October Revolution (1987), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1967), Order of Peoples’ Friendship (1977), Order of the Badge of Honour (1949), the 4th Class Order for Merits to the Fatherland (1997), Order of Salavat Yulayev (2000). Between 1937—41, he studied at the Bashkortostan Studio at Moscow Conservatory. Graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (1954). Between 1968—88, he worked as Rector of USIA. One of the founders of the Bashk. professional music. The I.’s artistic skill is characterized by stylistic versatility, genre diversity, reliance on folk music; his musical handwriting is distinguished by simplicity and grandeur, harmonious combination of musical means of expressiveness. The leading place in the composer’s artistic activities is given to operas: Waves of Agidel, Akmulla, Kakhymturya, Salavat Yulayev, Ambassadors of the Urals, Shaura. Among other works, there is ballet Crane Song, musical comedies Svoyachenitsa, Almakai, Overture for two Bashk. folk songs, Suite for symphony orchestra, concerts for pianoforte and symphony orchestra, cantata I am Russian, oratorio We Are the Winners. I. created cycles Mother’s Word for chorus a cappella, Na tive Land, a vocal cycle with lyrics by Salavat Yulaev, more than 300 songs and romances, music for drama performances. The founder of the Institute of Arts. Between 1954—78 Chairman of the Board of the Union of Composers of BASSR. Chairman of the 6—8th Sessions of the Supreme Council of the BASSR. The Institute of Arts, streets in Beloretsk and Ufa were named after I. In Ufa, there is a monument to I.
