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Description
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Alexander Zataevich, Russian and Soviet musician-ethnographer, composer collected and recorded on the notes of the akyns melodies of steppe which were transmiited from generation to generation and described in poetic form the life of the people and its heroes. He also created his own improvisations for the musical instruments as dombra and kobyz. Zataevich collected, recorded and systematized Kazakh folk music, songs and kyui with great interest and attention. In the 1920s the city of Orenburg was the capital of the Kazakh Republic and it was visited by the people from all Kazakhstan regions. Zataevich learned and recorded from them all available information about folk music. He has a human charm, tact and subtle ability which helped him to communicate with people of different ages and professions. In a short period of time he recorded about 1,500 songs and kuyis, which were compiled in the first published first collection "1000 songs of the Kazakh people." This work was praised by the musicians’ community which inspired to learn more the musical traditions of the Kazakh people, listen to the performing art from wonderful folk artists. Zatayevich documented several hundred more new works. His work resulted in a second publication compiled of collection of "500 Kazakh songs and kuyis". The works of A.V. Zataevich are of great value, since they had not only documented the musical works, but also information about the people’s lifestyle, traditions and household. The publications documented for the first time the information about the life and work of such prominent folk composers as Abai Kunanbaev, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, Birzhan Kozhagulov, Jayau Musa Bayzhanov, Tattimbet, Baluan Sholak, Dina Nurpeisova and others. The Zataevich’ collection is still unique and outstanding. It is still referred by numerous composers. Evgeny Brusilovsky, the famous author of the first nine Kazakh operas, has obtained the ideas and creative episodes from this wonderful collection. The famous Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev often addressed this collection. Alexander Zataevich was one of the founders of Kazakh professional piano music, the author of the collections "Kazakh songs in the form of piano miniatures" (1925-1928), "Songs of Kazakh Tatars" (1932), "Songs of Kazakhstan" (1932), "250 Kyrgyz instrumental pieces and tunes" (1934), "Songs of various peoples" (published in 1971), "Kyrgyz instrumental pieces and tunes" (published in 1971).
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