Musicology Annotation << Back Traditional kazakh kui – basis symphony kui Alibi Abdinurov In this article we are talking about the importance of the kazakh traditional instrumental genre kui in the process of becoming a professional musical culture of Kazakhstan in the twentieth century. The author seeks to trace the process of realization of the kazakh kuis intonation and appearance on this basis, a new genre in the work of professional kazakh composers – symphony kui. Based on the study of the first symphony kui by E. Rahmadiev «Dairabai» (1961), established between kui for dombra and eponymous symphony kui on intonation, meaningful, composite levels. Based on the analysis of orchestration Rakhmadiyevs writing, as well as attracting the program establishes that the symphony is not just kui arrangement, orchestration of popular kui, and author of works by contemporary composer based on folklore source. Keywords: kui – instrumental genre, orchestration, symphony kui by E.Rahmadiev «Dairabai». Contacts: E-mail: abdinurov@mail.ru Pp. 35-44.