Bilegiin Damdinsüren (; 1919–1992) was a Mongolian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

, considered to be one of the greatest Mongolian composers and founder of Mongolian classical music. He was noted for composing

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

s which incorporated traditional folk melodies and is credited with composing the most popular Mongolian opera, '' The Three Sad Hills'' (1935).

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Mongolian composers 1919 births 1992 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century classical composers Male opera composers 20th-century male composers People's Artists of Mongolia 20th-century Mongolian people {{Mongolia-bio-stub