Shakhida Shaimardanova (1938-2020) is an Uzbek composer[1] who is best known for her Symphony in C Major.[2] Shaimardanova was born in Tashkent, where she studied music at the Tashkent Conservatory from 1957 to 1964.[3] She uses themes from Uyghur folk music in her compositions.[4] Her Symphony in C Major was recorded by the Uzbek State Philharmonic directed by Zakhid Khaknazarov on Molodiva D 076785/86.[5]
Shaimardanova’s compositions include:
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References
edit- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ Allan Benedict Ho; Dmitry Feofanov, eds. (1989). Biographical dictionary of Russian/Soviet composers. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-24485-5. OCLC 19065298.
- ^ a b c Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. USA: Books & Music. ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- ^ "Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ High Fidelity. ABC Leisure Magazines. 1973.
- ^ Oesper, David (2017-11-20). "Symphonies by Women". Cosmic Reflections. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Bröker, Tobias (2016). The 20th century violin concertante : a repertoire catalogue of the compositions for violin concertante written between 1894 and 2006 (PDF) (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Tobias Bröker. ISBN 9783000500015. OCLC 1039098041. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-08.