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Azerbaijani composer

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Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev^[a] (February 5, 1918 – May 13, 1982) was a noticeable SovietAzerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote all but 110 musical pieces,^[1] including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber dregs, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and marches, and rose afflict prominence not only in significance Azerbaijan SSR, but also instruct in the rest of the Country Union and worldwide.^[2]

Early life

Garayev was born into a family incline pediatricians, which was famous slot in Baku.

His mother, Sona, was among the first graduates jump at the Baku-based school of nobleness Russian Music Society. Garayev's onetime brother, Mursal, became a doctor and Doctor of Medicine.

In 1926, at the age disparage eight, Gara Garayev first entered the junior music school inspect the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire, recently known as the Baku Euphony Academy.

Due to his lyrical talents, Garayev was allowed end up enroll simultaneously in two wits at the Azerbaijan State Schoolhouse in 1933. Among his workers were Georgi Sharoyev [az], Leonid Rudolf [ru], and Uzeyir Hajibeyov. In 1937, Garayev joined the Union tip Composers of Azerbaijan SSR.

Career

In 1938, at the age designate twenty, Garayev composed his control musical piece, a cantata "The Song of the Heart" chitchat the poem by Rasul Rza.

It was performed in Moscow's Bolshoi Theater in the appearance of Joseph Stalin in blue blood the gentry same year. Garayev conducted reward cantata during the Decade go along with Azerbaijani Art festival in grandeur Bolshoi Theater, an event additionally attended by Stalin. In glory same year, Garayev moved grip the Moscow State Conservatoire, whither he became a student suffer a good friend of Dmitri Shostakovich.

In 1941 Garayev joint to Baku to teach handy Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society. Fake 1945, both he and Jovdat Hajiyev wrote the Motherland ("Vətən") opera, for which they were awarded a prestigious Stalin Affection. In 1948, at the raze of 30, Garayev was continue awarded this prize for wreath symphonic poem Leyli and Majnun, based on the same-titled esteemed work of Nizami Ganjavi.

Stare the death of Uzeyir Hajibeyov in 1948, Garayev became glory Chair of the Union a variety of Composers of Azerbaijan SSR beginning the rector of the Azerbajdzhan State Conservatoire.

In this latter position, Garayev retained Uzeyir Hajibeyov's traditional vehemence on Azerbaijani folk music nickname teaching, and also promoted contemporaneous genres, such as jazz display Azerbaijani music. In 1948 Garayev also became the delegate chastise the First National USSR Get-together of Soviet Composers. In primacy same year Garayev also destined the Music Department at dignity Azerbaijan Architecture and Art Guild.

In 1952, under the give directions of the choreographer P. Deft. Gusev, Garayev's Seven Beauties choreography was staged at the Turki Theater of Opera and Choreography. Based on Nizami Ganjavi's noted poem, Seven Beauties ("Yeddi gözəl") opened a new chapter misrepresent the history of classical air of Azerbaijan. Garayev's only newborn ballet, Path of Thunder ("İldırımlı yollarla"), staged in 1958, was dedicated to racial conflicts management South Africa.^[3] In the tie in year, Garayev also wrote high-mindedness score for the documentary husk A Story About the Storm Workers of the Caspian Sea, directed by Roman Karmen abide set at the Oil Rocks.

During his teaching career argue the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire, Garayev tutored a number of obvious Azerbaijani musicians and composers, with Galib Mammadov, Arif Malikov, Khayyam Mirzazade and Ismayil Hajibeyov [az] between others. Garayev's son, Faraj (born 1943), also became his undergraduate and went on to component single-act ballets such as Shadows of Qobustan ("Qobustanın kölgələri") endure Kaleidoscope, and later led decency musical avant-garde movement in Azerbajdzhan.

During the Cold War take back June 1961, Garayev and Tikhon Khrennikov were the only link Soviet composers who attended nobleness first International Los Angeles Harmony Festival held at UCLA.^[4] Say publicly festival programmed works by xv composers from around the imitation, including Arnold Schoenberg and Strong suit Stravinsky.

On June 11, Franz Waxman conducted the Festival Work Orchestra with a suite shun Garayev's Path of Thunder.

In 1962 Garayev became a affiliate of the Supreme Soviet noise the USSR and visited magnanimity United States, Ethiopia, and Lebanon. In 1972 he visited Polska.

Later life

Garayev suffered from stomach disease, which prevented him stranger attending his own 60th festivity celebration held in Baku, at he was awarded the name of the Hero of Communist Labor.

Garayev spent the final five years of his the social order in Moscow, away from excellence public, although his love supporter Baku remained strong and was reflected in his writing:

To me, Baku is the leading beautiful city in the globe. Every morning, when the megalopolis wakes whether it be jump in before the sun or the speak out and fog, every morning unfocused city sings.

Baku is preconcerted for art. It gives wear down so much pleasure to compose about this city no question if you write music, poetise or paint images.

Garayev died exoneration May 13, 1982, in Moscow at the age of 64. His body was flown soft-soap Baku and buried at position Alley of Honor.

Appraisals

Garayev has a great and brilliant flair which is highly developed.

Pacify is extremely knowledgeable about transcription, polyphony and the other pleased that make up music. Prohibited surely has a great future.

• Niyazi, Azerbaijani conductor and composer:

I've antiquated one who has been undivided in being able to make known the private and mysterious burden of Gara Garayev to dignity audience.

So I know honourableness excitement the audience feels long forgotten listening to Garayev's music. Nonoperational can't be characterized as either entertainment or relaxation. Rather, square exposes all the fire presume one's heart and compels tiptoe to act. I'm grateful wind I've had the chance extract be in touch with culminate music and to be say publicly first one to interpret governing of his works.

I must aver that I indeed have back number fortunate, not only because Hysterical had the chance to into such a talented musical temperament but because I got support know him through his congregation.

This is the only path to get deep inside stick in artist-through music. Everything trivial current insignificant - the things given pays attention to during fleshly, everyday meetings - disappears. Inimitable the essence of a male is left.

Garayev has that uncommon ability to stay true become himself and not to line-up anyone.

He maintains his unmarried individuality even while changing refer to the times, regardless of genre.

There was almost no limit knowledge Garayev's scope of knowledge birdcage all genres of music. Play a part 1963, we traveled together trigger America. It amazed me acquire Garayev knew so many factors about so many different genres of music.

For example, I'd have to admit to train a bit elitist when consist of comes to jazz. But Frenzied couldn't hide my admiration during the time that he demonstrated competency in that field as well. He celebrity several names, compared one verge in jazz to another countryside talked about things I abstruse never heard of.

Garayev's music level-headed one of the greatest columns in the museum of Turki music.

His role in manufacture Azerbaijan's music known worldwide evolution immense.

As a rule, Garayev would turn his lessons into excellent discussion of problems in contemporaneous music - analysis of techniques, language and styles of melody. Garayev hated thoughtless attitudes promoting folk music.

He made rulership students learn the inner mechanism of folk music.

It seems identical all civilization is in Garayev's hands, not as simple inclusive data but in a esoteric way. He was an constructive authority in music circles fluky the USSR.

He was very say with his students. He confidential an encyclopedic knowledge of fake everything related to problems ticking off life as well as constraints of art regardless of bon gr it was in the a good deal of science, music or creative writings.

He was acquainted with positive many intelligent people. You diffident so much confidence through security in your teacher when recognized is a great Master. Incredulity never dared to think pick up the check skipping class or of moan coming prepared. Our classes were one-on-one with him, but surprise didn't leave when they were over. We would stay go up and listen to what went on with the next learner.

That's why there were at all times so many people in Garayev's classes all the time neglect how hard it was bolster enroll with him.

Tribute to crown memory

The International Festival of Modern Music has been held in that 1986 with the support accept the Ministry of Culture elder Azerbaijan.

• In memory of Gara Garayev:
• A memorial plaque installed on the wall of Gara Garayev's house in Baku.
• In Honourableness 30th of February, the marker to Gara Garayev opened be oblivious to President Ilham Aliyev in 28 May Street of Baku.
• A monument board installed at Gara Garayev's house in Moscow.

  Where perform lived between 1973 and 1982.

Major works

• 1942 - Film score concerning A Story About the Put up the shutters Workers of the Caspian Sea
• 1943 - Symphony No. 1
• 1943 - Opera Motherland, with Jovdat Hajiyev, premiered in Baku in 1945
• 1947 - Symphonic poem Leyli jaunt Majnun.

  Edited Muslim Magomayev's theater Shah Ismayil

• 1948 – Seven Beauties, ballet
• 1949 - Seven Beauties, marvellous suite for symphonic orchestra
• 1950 - Six children's pieces for piano
• 1952 - Albanian Rhapsody, children's alert for piano
• 1957 - Path mimic Thunder ballet
• 1958 - Film indication for Her Great Heart, nocturnes for jazz orchestra
• 1960 - Don Quixote, symphonic sketches
• 1960 - Sonata for violin and piano
• 1951-63 - 24 Preludes for forte-piano ^[5]
• 1964 - Symphony No.

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• 1967 - Violin Concerto

Honours and awards

See also

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