Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev Explained

Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly
Birth Date:	1823
Occupation:	Composer

Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (Kazakh: Құрманғазы Сағырбайұлы, Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaiūly; 1823–1896)^[1] was a Kazakh composer, instrumentalist (kobyz, dombra), and folk artist.^[2] He influenced Kazakh musical culture. He was born in 1818 in the Bukey Horde (now Zhanakala District, West Kazakhstan Region). He is buried in the Astrakhan region of Lower Volga in today's Russian Federation.^[3]

Legacy

In 1993, Sagyrbaev's image has been used on the 5 Kazakhstani tenge banknote, and on a Khazakh stamp in 1998.^[4]

The Kazakh National Conservatory is officially named after Kurmangazy.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Axel Frey. Biographischer Index Rußlands und der Sowjetunion. Biographical Index of Russia and the Soviet Union. 2005. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110933369. 1160. de.
2. http://www.madenimura.kz/en/culture-legacy/music-legacies/composer/kurmangazyi-sagyirbaev Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev
3. http://atyrautourism.kz/en/index.php?id=278 Monument of Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev
4. http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/KAZ/KAZ0009.htm Kazakhstan 5 Tenge
5. Book: Kassymova . Didar . Kundakbayeva . Zhanat . Markus . Ustina . Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan . 2012 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810879836 . 167 .