Enver Sherfedinov (Russian: Энвер Шерфединов, Crimean Tatar: Enver Şerfedinov; 1 June 1936 – 22 November 2007) was a Crimean Tatar musician of Tayfa origin.[1] He mastered playing 18 different musical instruments, but is most renowned for his violin music, earning himself the label of "The Crimean Tatar Paganini"[2] and "the soul of the people"[3] for his huge contributions to Crimean Tatar music and culture. He is held up as an inspiration to other Crimean Tatar musicians.[4] He did not know musical notation, instead only knowing music by ear.[5] He contributed a lot to the Haytarma ensemble was extremely versatile in his work, performing not just Crimean Tatar music but music of many other nationalities including Uyghur, Hungarian, and Korean.[6]
References
edit- ^ Sonevytsky, Maria (2022). "Musical Evolution and the Other: From State-Sponsored Musical Evolutionism in the USSR to Post-Soviet Crimean Tatar Indigenous Music". Ethnomusicology. 66 (1): 60–61.
- ^ "Энвер Шерфединов — крымскотатарский Паганини". Crimean Tatars Club. 18 January 2024.
- ^ Dzhemileva, S.M. "Душа народа — скрипач виртуоз Энвер Шерфединов". krtmuseum.ru.
- ^ "Traditional Music Of The Crimean Tatars: Balaklava By Nariman Asanov". nytraditions.org. 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Kırım'da Enver Şerfedinov'un anısına sergi açıldı". qha.com.tr. 18 June 2016.
- ^ Seitbekirov, Eldar (24 June 2016). "Ему рукоплескал народ!". goloskrimanew.ru.