Zarrina Mirshakar
Zarrina Mirshakar (born 19 March 1947) is a Tajik composer. She was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, into the family of the national poet Mirsaid Mirshakar. She studied at Dushanbe Music College under from 1963–67 and at the Moscow Conservatory with Sergey Balasanian from 1967–74.[1]
After completing her studies, Mirshakar took a position in 1974 at the Mirzo Tursun-zade Institute of Art in Tajikistan, and in 1994 became a senior lecturer in orchestration and composition.[2]
Works[]
Selected works include:
- 2 pamirskiye kartinï (2 Pamir Pictures) for orchestra, 1973–4
- Sinfonietta for strings, 1973–5
- Kraski solnechnogo Pamira (The Colours of the Sunny Pamir), symphonic poem, 1982
- Symphony no.1 for strings, 1991–3
- Cantata (M. Mirshakar) for children's chorus, chamber orch, 1975
- String Quartet, 1973
- 3 pamirskiye freski (3 Pamir Frescoes) for violin, pianoforte, 1976–7
- Sonata-poėma for clarinet, 1981
- 24 muzïkal'nïkh bayta (24 Musical Bytes) for pianoforte, 1982
- Sonata for oboe, 1987
- Crescendo for violin, pianoforte, 1988
- Respiro for violin, chamber orchestra, timpany, 1990
- Romance for three flutes, 1992
- 3 p'yesï (3 Pieces) for three violins, 1995
- 6 p'yes (6 Pieces) for flute, clarinet, 1995
- Nash Boki (Our Boki), film score (dir. V. Akhadov), 1972
- BAM, film score (The Baykal-Amur Railway), 1988[3]
References[]
- ^ International who's who in classical music: Volume 22. Europa Publications Limited. 2006.
- ^ Greene, Frank (1985). Composers on record: an index to biographical information.
- ^ "Mirshakar, Zarrina". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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