Bilegiin Damdinsüren

Bilegiin Damdinsüren (Mongolian: Билэгийн Дамдинсүрэн; 1919–1992) was a Mongolian composer, considered to be one of the greatest Mongolian composers and founder of Mongolian classical music.[1] He was noted for composing operas which incorporated traditional folk melodies and is credited with composing the most popular Mongolian opera, The Three Sad Hills (1935).[2]

This is a Mongolian name. The given name is Damdinsüren, and Bileg is a patronymic, not a family name.

References
  1. "Bileg Damdinsüren (khögjmiin zokhiolch)". Mongol Internet.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  2. Petrov, Viktor Porfirievich (1970). Mongolia: a profile. Praeger. p. 131. Retrieved 21 November 2011.


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