Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa
Mongolian composer
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Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa (Mongolian: Сэмбийн Гончигсумлаа; 1915-1991[1]) was a Mongolian composer, generally considered[by whom?] to have been one of the greatest contributors to modern Mongolian national music and classical music. He is credited with being the first to write Mongolian ballet music.[2] He was also a Merited Artiste and Chairman of the Composers' Union.[3]
Selected works
Symphonic music
- Symphonic poem, 1950
- Symphony, 1952
- Symphonic poem about the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, 1955
- Symphony No. 1, 1964
- Symphony No. 2, 1974
- Symphony No. 3 (in memory of G. Dmitrov), 1982
- Piano Concerto, 1983
- Cello Concerto, 1985
- Symphony No. 4, 1986
- Symphony No. 5 (in memory of E. Telman), 1988
For Piano
- 24 Preludes for Piano, 1978 and 1979
Gonchigsumlaa also composed more than 200 compositions for piano based on folk songs and his own themes.
