The Azerbaijan State Song and Dance Ensemble was created in 1938 by

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

, the founder of classic

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. Composers such as

Said Rustamov Said Rustamov ( az, Səid Rüstəmov), born Mir-Jabbar Ali oglu Seyid-Rustamzadeh (12 May 1907 in Erivan – 10 June 1983 in Baku), was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer and conductor. Life and contributions Said Rustamov was born in Yerevan where ...

Jahangir Jahangirov Jahangir Shirgasht oglu Jahangirov (Azerbaijani: ; 20 July 1921 – 25 March 1992) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor and choirmaster; he was named People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Biography Jahangir Jahangirov was bor ...

Vasif Adigozalov Vasif Zulfugar oghlu Adigozalov (alternative spellings: Adigezalov, Adygozal) ( az, Vasif Zülfüqar oğlu Adıgözəlov; 28 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was one of Azerbaijan's most distinguished composers. He is the son of khananda Zulfu Ad ...

, Haji Khanmammadov,

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and

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managed the ensemble along with Hajibeyov at various times. After

Fikret Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Aze ...

’s death, the ensemble was renamed after him. Prominent dance masters such as

Amina Dilbazi Amina Pasha qizi Dilbazi ( az, Əminə Dilbazi; 26 December 1919, Qazakh, Azerbaijan – 30 April 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani folk dancer. Biography Cousin of poet Mirvarid Dilbazi, Amina Dilbazi was born in a rural community near ...

, Tutu Hamidova, Boyukagha Mammadov,

Roza Jalilova Roza (Rozalia) Ismayil gizi Jalilova (born 17 May 1929, Quba) is an Azerbaijani dancer, choreographer-ballet master, Honored Artist of the USSR (1959), People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2007), Chevalier of the " Sharaf" and “ Shohr ...

, Aliya Ramazanova, Afag Melikova, Kamil Dadashov, Alikram Aslanov, Nadir Mammadov and others were trained by the choreographic group of the ensemble. The ensemble's repertoire consists of songs, dances, and choir compositions drawn from the music of

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and other nations of the world. The

Azerbaijan State Orchestra of National Instruments The Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Xalq çalğı alətləri orkestri) is the first notable orchestra of folk instruments in Azerbaijan, affiliated with the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society. It was c ...

has functioned under the ensemble since January 2000.

References

{{reflist Azerbaijani culture Dance companies 1938 establishments in Azerbaijan Musical groups established in 1938 Soviet performing ensembles 1938 establishments in the Soviet Union