Masguda Islamovna Shamsutdinova ( tt-Cyrl, Мәсгудә Ислам кызы Шәмсетдинова; born June 1, 1955, in Kshlau-Yelga,

Bashkir ASSR The Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ( ba, Башҡорт Автономиялы Совет Социалистик Республикаhы; russian: Башкирская Автономная Советская Социалистиче� ...

) is a

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

writer and composer.

Biography

Masguda Shamsutdinova was born in

Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

. She studied music in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

and graduated from Kazan State Conservatoire in the

Republic of Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

. She continued her studies at the Tatar History Institute and

St. Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

and received a Ph.D. in 2002. The same year Shamsutdinova moved to

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, where she lives and works.

Honors and awards

*2003 Best Composer, Art-Horde International Theater Festival *2002 Best Composer, Nauruz International Theater Festival *2000 1st Place, Tatar Theater Festival *1994 Best Composer, Tatar Theater Festival *1993 Tatarstan Republican Award for contributions to national music *1983 Diploma, Romanian Drama Festival in the USSR

Works

Shamsutdinova's compositions are influenced by Tartar folk music. She composes chamber and symphony music, and for film soundtracks. Selected works include: *''Dervish'' symphonic poem 2006 *''Symphony No.3, Genghis-Khan'' 2004 *''Marriage of Geese'' choral 2001 *''Amazons of Tartary'' 2002 *''The Butterfly on the Snow'' 2002 *''Hymn to Prophet Muhammad, Maulid an-Nabi'' 2006 Shamsutdinova's works have been recorded and issued on media, including: *''Fables from Tartary'' – CD by CD Express, Issaquah, WA., 2003 *''The dedication'' Audio Tape, Songs and romances, Kazan, Tatarstan, Bars Records, 2001 *''Symphonic and Choir music of Tatar composers'' Leningrad, Melody, 1990 *''Music for children of Tatar composers'' Leningrad, Melody, 1990 *''Mehdi'' – Sufi musical mystery, Leningrad, Melody, 1990 Other publications include: *2002 - Music for piano (13 pieces for children), Publisher - Tatarstan Kitap Neshriati *2001 – ''Prophet’s birthday'', Kazan, State University Publishing House *1999 – ''Sifted Time'' (Ilekten ilengen zaman), Ethnography research book, Publisher – Tatarstan President's Publishing House *1995 (nr.10), 1997 (nr. 1.) – Swedish music magazine "Music" (Stockholm) *1994 (nr.23) - "Kultur ve Sanat" (Turkey, Istanbul) *1991 (nr.6.) – Music Magazine "Sovetskaya Muzika" (Moscow) *1980-2002 - Songs and romances in Tatar magazines

References

1955 births Living people People from Bashkortostan Tatar people of Russia 20th-century classical composers Russian women classical composers Tatar composers Russian classical composers Tatar culture Tatar people Saint Petersburg State University alumni 20th-century women composers {{Russia-composer-stub