Everyone knows the name Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly His face was on the 5-tenge note. Perhaps there is a Kurmangazy Street in your town or city A national orchestra is named after him,…

Everyone knows the name Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly His face was on the 5-tenge note. Perhaps there is a Kurmangazy Street in your town or city A national orchestra is named after him, and thousands of young musicians have studied at the Kurmangazy National Conservatory Kazakhstanis have been listening to his famous and beautiful kuis (music for the dombra) for over 180 years. But what do we know about his life? We don't know exactly when he was born, but it was probably in 1823. His family lived in a yurt in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan and they were poor. His mother loved music. and her young son learned to play the dombra. He played so beautifully that he became well-known while still a chil Travelling musicians (kuishi) often visited his village. One of these kuishi, called Uzak, realised that the young Kurmangazy would be a great musician. At the age of 18. Kurmangazy left his home village with Uzak and began his life as a travelling kuishi At that time. Kazakhstan was not an independent country it was ruled by Russia. Life was very hard for ordinary people, and in 1836 a Kazakh leader. Isatai Taimanov, led 2,000 Kazakh horsemen against the rulers. Kurmangazy believed in freedom, and his music put fire into the hearts of the Kazakh fighters. His kui Kishkentay is a famous example. The fighting went on for two years, but the rulers were too strong, and Kurmangazy was put in prison. But after that, he continued to speak against the country's rulers. He often had to run from them and find a new home. But he never stopped composing wonderful music. His most famous composition is Sary-Arka (The Wide Steppe), which expresses love for freedom and the beautiful land of Kazakhstan. Kurmangazy felt this love strongly when he had to say goodbye to the land where he grew up. He spent his last years in the region of Astrakhan, where the Kurmangazy Museum is now. Read the text. Mark the statements T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements. 1 Some towns and cities have a street that is named after Kurrmangazy 2 Kurmangazy was born into a rich family in Almaty 3 He became a travelling musician when he was 18. 4 Kazakhstan ruled Russia at that time. 5 After the fighting, Kurmangazy was a free man. 6 After his time in prison, he stopped composing music 7 He had to leave the land that he loved.