Yunus Rajabiy

Uzbek composer and academic

Yunus Rajabiy^[a] (5 January 1897 – 23 April 1976) was a Soviet-Uzbek composer, instrumentalist, folklorist, academic, and leader of Uzbek music groups. In addition to composing much celebrated music, he systematically collected, documented, and recorded many Uzbek songs, preserving songs from collective memory.^[1]

Rajabiy received many awards for his work including the Soviet Order of Lenin, the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR, and the Order of Outstanding Merit of Uzbekistan.^[2][3][4] Several locations in Uzbekistan bear his name, including a station on the Tashkent Metro. In 1997, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, the Yunus Rajabiy Museum was inaugurated in Tashkent.

Awards

• Honored Worker of Culture the Uzbek SSR (1939)^[2]
• People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (7 May 1953)^[5]
• Order of Lenin (18 March 1959)^[6]
• Two Order of the Red Banner of Labour (26 August 1967, ?)^[7][2]
• Two Order of the Badge of Honour (25 December 1944, 16 January 1950)^[8]
• State Hamza Prize (1971)^[9]
• Order of Outstanding Merit (25 August 2000)^[10]

Notes

1. Uzbek: Yunus Rajabiy, Юнус Ражабий; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Юнус Раджаби, romanized: Yunus Radjabi / Yunus Radzhabi.

References

1. Mannopov, Sultonali (2004). Oʻzbek xalq musiqa madaniyati (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent: Yangi asr avlodi. ISBN 5-633-00222-9. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
2. "Юнус Ражабий". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). 24 April 1976.
3. "Ражабий, Юнус". Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi (in Uzbek). Vol. 7. National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan State Scientific Publishing House. 2004.
4. История узбекской музыки: Учеб. пособие для муз. вузов (in Russian). Muzyka. 1979. p. 61.
5. "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О присвоении почетного звания «Народый артист Узбекской ССР» т. Ражабову Ю. и Икрамов И.". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). 8 May 1953. p. 1.
6. "СССР Олий Совети Президиумининг Фармони Ўзбекистон ССР санъати ва адабиёти ходимларини СССР орденлари ва медаллари билан мукофотлаш тўғрисида". Qizil Oʻzbekiston (in Uzbek). 19 March 1959. p. 1.
7. "СССР Олий Совети Президиумининг Фармони Композитор Ю. Ражабов (Юнус Ражабий)ни Меҳнат Қизил Байроқ ордени билан мукофотлаш тўғрисида". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 202. 29 August 1967. p. 1.
8. "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении орденами и медалями работников промышленности, сельского хозяйства, науки, культуры и искусства Узбекской ССР". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 27. 3 February 1950. p. 4.
9. "Адабиёт, санъат ва архитектура соҳасида 1971 йилги Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР давлат мукофотларини бериш тўғрисида" [On awarding the 1971 state awards of the Uzbek SSR named after Hamza in the field of literature, art and architecture]. Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 261. 10 November 1971. p. 1.
10. "Указ Президента Республики Узбекистан О награждении мастеров литературы и искусства, внесших огромный вклад в развитие узбекской национальной культуры". Narodnoe slovo (in Russian). No. 166–167. 26 August 2000. p. 1.

Bibliography

• Alimakhsumov, Arif (6 September 1967). "Не уставать вам, учитель!". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 209. p. 4.
• Dzhabbarov, Akhmad (6 September 1967). "Полвека, отданные музыке". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 209. p. 4.
• Hamroyev, Razzoq; Rahmatova, Farogʻat; Soatqulov, Dadvali (6 September 1967). "Бизнинг устозимиз". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 209. p. 4.
• Nurullayeva, Anor (6 September 1967). "Пахтазор илҳомлари". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 209. p. 4.
• Turob, Toʻla (6 September 1967). "Яшасин музика". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 209. p. 4.
• Zudov, V. (5 January 1977). "Щедрость души". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 3. p. 3.