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Classical Music
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Beginning in the 1920s, the European styles,
techniques, and instruments introduced by the USSR radically
changed the understanding and views of Mongolians. Musicians,
singers, and dancers studied in the USSR, and there were a
number of state supported theatres, opera, and ballet troupes.
New forms of music introduced include:
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Songs for broad public;
• Musical;
• National opera;
• Symphonic works;
• Concerts;
• Philharmonic works;
• Film music;
• Circus and band music;
• Rock Pop Music;
New visions, new ways of life, and a new social
order provided new challenges for the development of professional
music. The Mongolian State Philharmonics, founded in 1972,
was an organization comprised of the National Symphony Orchestra,
the "Bayan Mongol" jazz band, and "Soyol-Erdene"
Traditional Song and Dance Ensemble. The Philharmonics introduced
European music and music by Mongolian classical composers
to Mongolian audiences and foreign countries.
B. Damdinsuren, S. Gonchigsumlaa and L. Murdorj
are some of the greatest contributors to modern Mongolian
national music. Bileg Damdinsuren (1919-1992) composed the
first classic Mongolian opera "The Three Sad Hills".
(See photo No. 5) Sembe Gonchigsumlaa (1915-1991)was the
first to write Mongolian ballet music. Luvsanjants Murdorj
(1919-1996) is the father of Mongolian symphonies.
Music by N.Jantsannorov, Ts.Natsagdorj, B.Sharav,
S.Baatarsukh and H.Bilegjargal has marked a new stage in the
development of modern classical music in Mongolia. Mongolian
composers and choreographers are infusing Mongolian elements
into European classical forms of art in different ways.
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