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Evgeniy BrusilovskySoviet composer, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR
Date of Birth: 12.11.1905
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Kazakhstan Years
- Musical Contributions
- Legacy
- Death and Legacy
- Awards and Honors
Early Life and Education
Eugene Grigorievich Brusilovskywas born on October 30, 1905 (November 12, New Style), in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. He pursued his musical studies at the Moscow State Conservatory from 1922-1924, majoring in piano and composition. He subsequently enrolled in the Leningrad Conservatory, where he studied composition under Maxim Steinberg, graduating in 1931.
Kazakhstan Years
1933:Brusilovsky was sent to Alma-Ata by the Leningrad Union of Composers.
1934-1938:Musical director of the Kazakh Musical Theater, where he composed the opera "Kyz-Zhibek."
1939-1948:Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR).
1948-1953:Chairman of the Board of the Union of Composers of the Kazakh SSR.
1944-1981:Taught at the Alma-Ata Conservatory, eventually becoming professor and head of the composition department.
Musical Contributions
Operas:- "Kyz-Zhibek" (1934)
- "Zhalbyr" (1935)
- "Er Targyn" (1936)
- "Ayman Sholpan" (1938)
- "Zolotoe Zerno" (The Golden Grain, 1940)
- "Gvardiya, Vperyod!" (Forward, Guardsmen!, 1942)
- "Amangeldy" (co-authored with Mukanov Tulebayev, 1945)
- "Dudarai" (1953)
- "Nasledniki" (The Heirs, 1962)
Ballets:
- "Kozy Korpesh - Bayan Sulu" (1967)
Other Major Works:
- Cantata "Soviet Kazakhstan"
- 9 Symphonies, including "Kurmangazy"
- Piano Concertos
- Choral Works
- Songs and Romances
Ethnomusicology:
Brusilovsky was passionate about preserving Kazakh folk music. He recorded over 250 Kazakh folk songs and kyuis (instrumental pieces).
Legacy
Евгений Брусиловский:"I was very fortunate to have met Makhambet and Nausha Bukeykhanov, Kali Zhantleuo, Dina Nurpeisova, and many other dombyrists who had sacredly preserved folk music in remote villages. I also heard the kobyz - the instrument of the steppe baksy. Horsehair made its sound surdyne-hushed and mystical. The baksy knew its mystical power."
Brusilovsky is regarded as one of the pioneers of Kazakh classical music, alongside luminaries such as Erkegali Rakhmadiyev, Bakhytzhan Baikadimov, and Sydyk Mukhamejanov. His students include renowned composers Azat Zacepin, Bauyrzhan Baikadimov, Mukanov Tulebayev, Kshamil Musin, and Sadyk Mukhamejanov.
Death and Legacy
Brusilovsky passed away on May 9, 1981, in Moscow. He is buried in the Novokuntsevo Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Anna Dmitrievna Brusilovskaya.
Awards and Honors
- Stalin Prize (Second Degree, 1948)- State Prize of the Kazakh SSR named after S. Kurmangazy (1967)
- Order of Lenin (1959)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1956)
- Numerous other orders and medals
