Zakir Baghirov (composer)
Zakir Baghirov Zakir Bağırov | |
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Born | Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire | March 16, 1916
Died | January 8, 1996 Baku, Azerbaijan | (aged 79)
Genres | opera, classical music |
Occupation(s) | composer |
Years active | 1949–1992 |
Education | Moscow State Conservatory |
Awards |
Zakir Javad oghlu Baghirov (Azerbaijani: Zakir Cavad oğlu Bağırov, March 16, 1916 — January 8, 1996) was an Azerbaijani composer, professor, and Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR.[1]
Biography[]
Zakir Baghirov was born on March 16, 1916 in Shusha. After graduating from the Moscow State Conservatory in 1949, he worked as a teacher at the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. From 1970 he was the head of the department of music theory.[2] He has been a member of the Composers Union of Azerbaijan since 1950, as well as a member of the Board of this union. In different years he worked as the art director of the Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, the art director of the Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Republic, the chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan Music Foundation.[3]
For the first time in 1935, Zakir Bagirov, together with composer Tofig Guliyev, wrote and published mughams "Rast", "Dugah" and "Zabul" performed by tar player Mirza Mansur Mansurov. He is also one of the authors of the collection "Azerbaijani folk dances" (1951).[4]
Z. Baghirov died on January 8, 1996 in Baku.
Awards[]
- Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — May 24, 1960
- Order of the Badge of Honour — June 9, 1959
- Medal "For Distinguished Labour" — August 22, 1986
References[]
- ^ "Bağırov Zakir Cavad oğlu. (16.03.1916 — 1996)". mk.musigi-dunya.az. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Görkəmli bəstəkar Zakir Bağırovun xatirəsi yad edilib". March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Bağırov Zakir Cavad oğlu". www.musicacademy.edu.az. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Əməkdar İncəsənət Xadimi Zakir Bağırovun 100 illiyinə həsr olunmuş xatirə gecəsi keçirilib". azertag.az. December 23, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- 1916 births
- 1996 deaths
- Azerbaijani film score composers
- Azerbaijani opera composers
- Moscow Conservatory alumni
- Soviet composers
- Honored Art Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR