AKHMETZHANOVA Nelli Vasilyevna

AKHMETZHANOVA Nelli Vasilyevna (b. 8.6.1946), musicologist,  folklorist, teacher. Candidate  of  Art  History  (1991),  Professor (1999). Her research is devoted to the peculiarities of genres of Bashkir instrumental folk music as well as the works of Bashkir composers and performers. Between 1970 and 1990 about 2,000 Bashkir folk melodies were collected in folklore expeditions and more than 500 Bashkir folk melodies were notated. Author of more than 170 scientific works, textbooks and teaching aids for music schools and universities.