Mirza Faraj Rzayev
Mirza Faraj Rzayev Mirzə Fərəc Rzayev | |
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Born | Baku, Baku Uyezd, , Russian Empire | March 15, 1847
Died | March 27, 1927 Baku, Baku Uyezd, Azerbaijan SSR, TSFSR, USSR | (aged 80)
Genres | mugham |
Instruments | tar |
Mirza Faraj Rza oghlu Rzayev (Azerbaijani: Mirzə Fərəc Rza oğlu Rzayev, March 15, 1847 — March 27, 1927) was an Azerbaijani musician, tar player.[1]
Biography[]
Mirza Faraj was born on March 15, 1847 in Baku. He played tar in drama and later opera performances in Baku since 1886, and accompanied Jabbar Garyaghdioglu, Kechachioghlu Muhammed and other singers in "Oriental Nights" and "Oriental Concerts". After the establishment of the Azerbaijan SSR, he taught mugam at the People's Conservatory (1920) and Music College (1922-1926), and organized a tar club (1923) under the Workers' Club in Baku.[2] In 1925, under the leadership of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Mirza Faraj participated in the development of the first curriculum for teaching mugam and became a member of the "Mugam Commission".[3]
M. Faraj died on March 27, 1927 in Baku.[4]
References[]
- ^ Енциклопедия Азербайджанского Мугама. Баку: Шарг-Гарб. 2012. p. 163.
- ^ Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасы: [10 ҹилддə]. Vol. VIII ҹилд: Прадо – Спринт. Бакы: Азәрбајҹан Совет Енсиклопедијасынын Баш Редаксиjасы. Баш редактор: Ҹ. Б. Гулијев. 1984. сәһ. 145.
- ^ "Mirzə Fərəc". Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Nağara ifaçılığından mahir tarzənliyə". November 3, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- 1847 births
- 1927 deaths
- Tar players