Biography of Zhaiau

Travel in time of Baizhanula Zhaiuu Musa - gg. Zayau Musa is a Kazakh folk composer, akyn, poet publicist. He was born and raised near Lake Zhasybai in Bayanaul of the Pavlodar region. The boy grew up without a mother, having lost her in early childhood. He was brought up with his uncle. From a young age, Musa taught to play dombra, knew many singers and Kuysha. Being a gifted young man, he perfectly possessed the art of playing the Kobyz, blast, violin, cheese.

From childhood, Musa Baizhanula has mastered a letter from the aul mullah, but he realized that this was far from enough. Together with people passing through their aul, he reached the city of Kyzylzhar in search of a great life. Having settled for a self -breeder with a certain merchant -tatar, in his free time, Musa studied the Russian language. Life in the city made a strong impression on him.

For 3 years, he mastered the Arab and Russian letter. Musa devoted a lot of time to the reading of newspapers, magazines, as well as books by Russian writers and poets. Visiting various entertaining evenings, Musa was able to get acquainted with Russian and Tatar musical traditions. As A. Zateevich writes, apparently, this explains that not only Kazakh melodies sound in his works, but also the sounds of Western music, such as “march”, “waltz”, “mazurka”, are clearly heard.

He paid special attention to dance music. Realizing that life without education does not make sense, Musa went to Omsk. Musa studied at a Russian school in Omsk, where he composed his first song “Kyzdar-Ay”, “Oh, girls”. Here Musa met with a man from the noble family of Sultangaz Abylaikhanov. Living with him, he was able to replenish his education. In Omsk, there was an opportunity to attend various evenings, concerts, theater.

All this helped him get acquainted with professional music. Musa began to improve in the game of harmony, violin, which he learned in Kyzylzhar, went to concerts of a military brass band, Russian folk musical instruments. Unfortunately, there was no one to teach him, he did not have enough knowledge to quickly build a composition, but Musa gifted by nature became a fairly knowledgeable person in serious music.

During Musa's arrivals home, fellow countrymen, especially young people, in Musa, who received education and education in such large cities as Kyzylzhar, Omsk, struck everything: his city clothing and the fact that he knew how to play not only the blast, but also on the cheese, violin, as well as the fact that he knew not only Kazakh akynov, but also some Russian poets, knew how to briefly retract the contents of the contents works of Russian writers.

The aul top opened his mouth in amazement when he explained state laws to them and spoke freely with passing Russians in their language. It hurt the local rich and to know when one of the simple villagers tried to rise to a decent level. Especially their pride hurt that Musa, the son of some kind of person unworthy in their opinion, like Baizhan, kept himself in front of them independently, knew languages.

They had previously tried to humiliate such upstarts in any ways. Now they decided to drop the authority of Musa before everyone. In those days, Musa and Mustafa, two sons of a famous person named Sorman, were in power in Bayanaul. Musa Baizhanula had the only, but good horse. Mustafa took the Musa horse with the words: “There is no two to be in one aul with the name Musa.

In response to this humiliation, which has a sharp tongue and a wonderful gift of Akyn, Musa created his most famous song “Ak Sisa” “White Tsitz”. In it, the poet in verses tells about what has happened and ridicule the vile actions of local feudal rich. The enemies did not leave Zhauu Musa alone, sending him to the soldier's service. Together with the tsarist troops, he visited Poland and Lithuania.

Shokan Walikhanov talked closely with the poet, everywhere he took with him Zhauu Musa, who was his peer, and the education of which he admired. It is known that they were together in the troops of the Russian Colonel Chernyaev, who later became the general when he promised to free the south of Kazakhstan from the oppression of the Kokand khan. But, dissatisfied with the actions of Chernyaev, Shokan and Musa, returned back without reaching Shymkent.

Shokan died in the Taldykorgan region. Musa returned home. Returning to his homeland, he becomes famous throughout the steppe Akyn. The unique songs of Zhayau Musa are distinguished by the fact that the motives of Tatar and Russian melodies are also heard in them. These are the songs “Tolgau”, “Crying Prisoner”, “Girls of Kazan” and many others. Zhaiuu Musa is the author and many kyuyu.

In his diary entries, he records poems and various sketches from life. These manuscripts are stored in the archives of Almaty, Kazan, St. Petersburg, Omsk. Music notes of songs and cuyu Zhaiu Musa are made by A. Zagaevich, A. Zhubanov, B. Erzakovich and others. The funds of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan store musical instruments belonging to Zhaiuu Muse.

This is Dombra, donated by his son Salyk. Made by an unknown master at the beginning of the twentieth century from birch, Dombra was a companion of his long life. Zayau Musa played perfectly on the Kobyz, which is also stored in the museum.This instrument is also more than a century. The game on Kobyz requires great musical giftedness and hard work.

An inspired game on this difficult instrument struck everyone who listened to the composer. Having been in many cities, listening to melodies of different nations, Zhaiau Musa added to the game on the violin. Both violins belonging to Akynu have survived to this day in the careful hands of museum keepers. One of them, made at the beginning of the twentieth century. The other also has a centuries -old history, touching these tools, you feel awe and living warmth.

They continue to sound, because the songs and melodies of Zayau Musa are always alive.