Anatoliy Andreyevich Andreyev (russian: Анатолий Андреевич Андреев; 10 April 1941 – 2004) was a Buryat composer of classical music. In 1995, he composed the music for the

Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia The state anthem of the Republic of Buryatia, is one of the state symbols of Buryatia, together with the flag and coat of arms of the Russian federal subject. It was first used unofficially for the Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, ...

, with lyrics by Damba Zhalsarayev.

Career

Andreyev was educated at the

Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire is a musical university in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The Ural State Conservatory was founded in 1934. In 1939 the Conservatory had its first graduates. Notable alumni * Anatoliy Andreyev – ...

, graduating in 1969 with a degree in composition. He was a prolific composer; his works include numerous popular songs, oratorios, cantatas, and the ballet ''Poet's Song'' (1984). Andreyev is renowned for his melodic compositions. The National Anthem of Buryatia was initially conceived as a song dedicated to Buryatia, "Our Native Land" (''"Песня о родной земле"''); it won the state competition for the national anthem, being written into the respective 1995 law. Andreyev dedicated a considerable portion of his career to the Buryat national heritage. One of the composer's last works was the opera ''Geser'' (2002) in the

Buryat language Buryat, or Buriat (; Buryat Cyrillic: , , ), known in foreign sources as the Bargu-Buryat dialect of Mongolian, and in pre-1956 Soviet sources as Buryat-Mongolian,In China, the Buryat language is classified as the Bargu-Buryat dialect of the Mon ...

, based on the Buryat

epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements Epic or EPIC may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and medi ...

of the same name (see

Epic of King Gesar The Epic of King Gesar ( Tibetan, Bhutanese: གླིང་གེ་སར །), also spelled Geser (especially in Mongolian contexts) or Kesar (), is a work of epic literature of Tibet and greater Central Asia. The epic originally develop ...

). The opera premiered in March 2004 at the Buryat National Opera. Andreyev's career included teaching positions at musical institutions of higher learning in Buryatia where he taught composition. He was also the music director of , the national theatre of folk music and dance in Ulan-Ude. His contributions to the Buryat culture were officially recognised with the titles of

Meritorious Artist Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

of the Buryat Republic and that of Russia, while his songs and ballads continue to be popular to this day.

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* , music by Anatoly Andreyev, via the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Culture of

Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...

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