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Näcip Cihanov

1911 - 1988

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Näcip Ğayaz ulı Cihanov (15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1911 – 2 June 1988, russified: Nazib Gayazovich Zhiganov) was a Soviet and Tatar composer, pedagogue and statesman. He was born in Uralsk; and died in Ufa. Cihanov wrote eight operas (notably Altınçäç and Cälil), three ballets, 15 symphonies, other symphonic works (Qırlay, Suite on Tatar Themes, Näfisä, Symphonic novellas, and Symphonic Songs among them), the cantata Republic of Mine (1960), camera-instrumental compositions, and romances and songs. Granted the titles of People's Artist of the USSR (1957) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1981), Cihanov served as artistic leader of the Tatar Opera and Ballet from 1941 to 1943, chairman of Tatarstan's Composers Union from 1939 to 1977, and rector of Kazan Conservatory from 1945 to 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Näcip Cihanov is the 1,267th most popular composer (up from 1,290th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 75th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kazakhstani Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Näcip Cihanov ranks 1,267 out of 1,451. Before him are Józef Kozłowski, Georg Friedrich Haas, Marco Beltrami, H. C. Robbins Landon, Victor Herbert, and Gerald Finzi. After him are Peter Warlock, Vladimir Martynov, Florence Price, Vincent Youmans, Klaus Egge, and Pauline Oliveros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Näcip Cihanov ranks 331. Before him are Anatol Rapoport, Eduard Kainberger, Ekrem Akurgal, Sufia Kamal, Arvid Thörn, and Millosh Gjergj Nikolla. After him are Gilles Grangier, Gypsy Rose Lee, Paul Grégoire, John Gorton, Ellsworth Vines, and Jesse Carver. Among people deceased in 1988, Näcip Cihanov ranks 225. Before him are Colin Higgins, John Loder, Duane Jones, Ralph Meeker, Aya Kitō, and Thawan Thamrongnawasawat. After him are Max Black, Harry Lundahl, Hilda Gobbi, Irene Manton, Victorio Unamuno, and Bent Peder Rasch.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Näcip Cihanov ranks 72 out of 193. Before him are Älihan Smaiylov (1972), Joseph Werth (1952), David Rigert (1947), Imangali Tasmagambetov (1956), Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (1951), and Sergei Lukyanenko (1968). After him are Serhiy Skachenko (1972), Yakov Rylsky (1928), Rashid Nurgaliyev (1956), Askar Mamin (1965), Rakhat Aliyev (1962), and Sergei Ponomarenko (1960).

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Among COMPOSERS In Kazakhstan

Among composers born in Kazakhstan, Näcip Cihanov ranks 2. Before him are Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1823).

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