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"The image of Magtymguly in the works of Turkmen composers" - Leyla Babayeva, senior lecturer of the Department of Music History of the Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory, dedicated her scientific monograph to this topic in honor of the 300th anniversary of the classic.

A little about the author: Leyla Charyevna Babayeva was born in a musical family, her father is a composer, her older brother is a talented pianist, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Arslan Babayev. She studied at the Republican Secondary Special Music Boarding School, majoring in piano in the class of teacher Alina Aimuradova and in music theory in the class of teacher Zifara Huseynova, then enrolled to study at the Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. Her further education continued at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan in the specialty "Musical Art", where her supervisor was Honored Artist of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Art History, Professor Fayzulla Karomatov.

Since 1986, Leyla Babayeva has been teaching historical and theoretical disciplines at the Mai Kulieva TNC, supervises scientific and graduate works of students, conducts research work. She is the author of scientific and popular scientific articles, the author of the book "The History of Music of the Peoples of the East" (co-authored with Murad Kurbanov), continues to work on textbooks "World Music Culture".

The published monograph is a special scientific study of the enduring importance of Magtymguly Pyragy in the Turkmen musical art. The scientific work on the basis of the composer's creativity reveals the reflection of the poet's worldview, his literary gift and place in the history of national culture.

The author explores the topic in various aspects, starting with the figurative-emotional structure of Magtymguly’s poetry, its musicality, nationality, quotes the classic about music, draws attention to the tradition of the relationship between poetry and music characteristic of Oriental art, characterizes the embodiment of the poet's creativity in folklore, the interpretation of poems and the specifics of their presentation performed by Bagshi.

Leyla Babayeva tries to determine the poet's influence in the process of formation and development of the Turkmen school of composition. Genres are indicated (opera, symphony, symphonic poem, vocal- symphonic compositions, choral and chamber-vocal music, film music) and the subject of musical compositions. In particular, the opera "Magtymguly" (1962) by Julius Meitus (libretto by Alta Karliev and Berda Kerbabaev) is analyzed, which tells about the most significant milestones of Pyragy’s life path.

Such compositions as Veli Muhatov's Symphony No. 1 (1974) "In Memory of Magtymguly" are analyzed, where the core and the main way of developing thematic material were the poet's ideological concepts.

Further, in Ashir Kuliyev's symphonic poem "Magtymguly" (1948), the programmatic nature of the composition, the generalized interpretation of the plot, the use of folk melos, where the creation of an artistic concept is closely connected with the image of the great poet, are analyzed.

The monograph examines the vocal-symphonic and choral works of Turkmen composers, revealing philosophical images, patriotic themes, love lyrics in the works of Magtymguly. These are the works of Suhan Tuiliyev "Turkmen Binasy" (2008) and Meret Annamuradov "Taley" (1999). The organic embodiment of the poet's poems in the choral works of Dangatar Ovezov, Veli Ahmedov, Nury Muhatov and others is noted.

The most extensive area of realization of Magtymguly’s poetry is chamber-vocal lyrics. The author of the scientific work assigns a separate section to her, as well as to the music of Nury Halmamedov in the movie "Magtymguly" directed by Alta Karliev.

Leyla Babayeva's monograph is intended for students of secondary and higher educational institutions, and will also be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in the work of Magtymguly Pyragy and Turkmen musical culture.

MAHRI SUVHANOVA

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