Native name Zulfuqar Hacibəyov Name Zulfugar Hajibeyov Died September 30, 1950 Children Niyazi | Occupation Composer Role Composer Resting place Alley of Honor | |
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Born April 17, 1884 ( 1884-04-17 ) Shusha, Azerbaijan Relatives Uzeyir Hajibeyov (brother) Similar People Niyazi, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Fikret Amirov, Bulbul, Tofig Guliyev | ||
Bülbül (Murtuza Mammadov) - Aria of Ashig Gerib from “Ashig Garib” by Zulfugar Hajibeyov
Zulfugar Hajibeyov (Azerbaijani: Zulfuqar Hacibəyov, 17 April 1884 – 30 September 1950) was an Azerbaijani composer and a member of a family noted for its musical talents. He was one of the founders of the Azerbaijan Music Comedy Theater.
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Biography
Hajibeyov was born in Shusha on 17 April 1884.
Hajibeyov's brother Uzeyir Hajibeyov is considered the "Father of Classical Music" in Azerbaijan. Their brother Jeyhun was a publicist, journalist, and ethnographer, and helped Uzeyir compose the opera Layla and Majnun.
His son, Niyazi Hajibeyov, was also a composer, and directed the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra for 40 years.
Hajibeyov died on 30 September 1950. He is buried in the Alley of Honor in Baku, Azerbaijan. Hajibeyov's house in Shusha is classified as a historical monument "bearing state importance" by Azerbaijan.
Opera
Film
With his son Niyazi, Hajibeyov wrote the music for one of the first films of Azerbaijan, Almaz, released in 1936.