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Uzeyir Hajibeyov | |
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عزیر حاجیبگوف | |
 Hajibeyov in 1924 | |
| Born | 18 September 1885 Aghjabadi, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 November 1948 (aged 63) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
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Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov[a] (18 September 1885 – 23 November 1948) was an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music.[1]
Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (which was re-adopted after Azerbaijan regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991). He also composed the anthem used by Azerbaijan during the Soviet period. He was the first composer of an opera in the Islamic world.[2][3] He composed the first oriental opera Leyli and Majnun in 1908 and since then he is revered for adapting the written masterpiece to the theatre.[4]
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- ^ Gabay, Yury (2001). "Hajibeyov [Gadzhibekov; Hajibekov], Uzeir". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.12195. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ^ Matthew O'Brien (2004). Uzeyir Hajibeyov and his role in the development of musical life in Azerbaijan. Routledge. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-415-30219-7.
Leyli and Majnun was not only the first opera by an Azeri composer, but also the Islamic world's first opera
- ^ McCagg, William O.; Silver, Brian D. (1979). Soviet Asian ethnic frontiers. Pergamon Press. ISBN 978-0-08-024637-6.
- ^ "The First Oriental Opera by Azerbaijani Composer (1908)". ATI.AZ. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.