Said Dimayev
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Said-Emin Umarovich Dimayev (August 24, 1939 - March 28, 2005) was a Chechen
composer
. His father Umar Dimayev
was a legendary accordionist and folk musician, and his brothers Ali and Valid are professional Chechen
musicians.
of the Soviet Union
. When Said was four years, he was deported along with his entire family to Kazakhstan
as a result of the forced deportations
of the Chechens
and Ingush
to Central Asia
on February 23, 1944. After returning to Chechnya
he studied at the Grozny Music College, graduating in 1963.http://www.amina.com/article/edu.html
Said then joined the music department of Gnessin State Musical College
, a prominent conservatory in Moscow
, and would move into the composition
department of the institution. After graduation he returned to Grozny
to serve as a music professor
.http://www.chechen.org/modules.php?name=Known&letter=%C4&sortby=cname&page=2
From 1970 Said worked as an artistic director of the Chechen-Ingush State Philharmonic Society, and in this position he helped create national folklore
and entertainment ensembles
. He also served as the chief conductor of the folklore instruments orchestra
on Chechen-Ingush television.
Said composed in various genres, including chamber music
, film music, overtures, and variations on folk melodies, and served as a member of the Union of Composers of Russian Federation. His compositions were played by orchestras in Moscow
, Vladikavkaz
, Grozny
, and Tblisi.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=25
In 2001 a collection of over one hundred melodies composed by Said Dimayev was released in Moscow
, alongside his "Moscow's Autumn" suite. He also authored the "Time to Act" oratio.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=25
Said died on March 28, 2005.
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. His father Umar Dimayev
Umar Dimayev
Umar Dimayev was a legendary Chechen accordionist and folk musician. His sons - Ali, Valid, and Said - are professional Chechen musicians.-Biography:Umar was born into a family of peasant farmers on October 1, 1908 in Urus-Martan...
was a legendary accordionist and folk musician, and his brothers Ali and Valid are professional Chechen
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
musicians.
Biography
Said was born in 1939 in the Chechen Autonomous OblastChechen Autonomous Oblast
Chechen Autonomous Oblast , or Autonomous Oblast of Chechnya , was an autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR, created on November 30, 1922 when it was separated from the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic....
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. When Said was four years, he was deported along with his entire family to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
as a result of the forced deportations
Population transfer in the Soviet Union
Population transfer in the Soviet Union may be classified into the following broad categories: deportations of "anti-Soviet" categories of population, often classified as "enemies of workers," deportations of entire nationalities, labor force transfer, and organized migrations in opposite...
of the Chechens
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
and Ingush
Ingush people
The Ingush are a native ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. They refer to themselves as Ghalghai . The Ingush are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak the Ingush language...
to Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
on February 23, 1944. After returning to Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
he studied at the Grozny Music College, graduating in 1963.http://www.amina.com/article/edu.html
Said then joined the music department of Gnessin State Musical College
Gnessin State Musical College
The Gnessin State Musical College and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music is a prominent music school in Moscow, Russia...
, a prominent conservatory in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, and would move into the composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
department of the institution. After graduation he returned to Grozny
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
to serve as a music professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
.http://www.chechen.org/modules.php?name=Known&letter=%C4&sortby=cname&page=2
From 1970 Said worked as an artistic director of the Chechen-Ingush State Philharmonic Society, and in this position he helped create national folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
and entertainment ensembles
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
. He also served as the chief conductor of the folklore instruments orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
on Chechen-Ingush television.
Said composed in various genres, including chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, film music, overtures, and variations on folk melodies, and served as a member of the Union of Composers of Russian Federation. His compositions were played by orchestras in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...
, Grozny
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
, and Tblisi.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=25
In 2001 a collection of over one hundred melodies composed by Said Dimayev was released in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, alongside his "Moscow's Autumn" suite. He also authored the "Time to Act" oratio.http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=fculteng&row=25
Said died on March 28, 2005.