Elza Imameddin qizi Ibrahimova ( az, Elza İmaməddin qızı İbrahimova , russian: link=no, Эльза Имамеддин кызы Ибрагимова, 10 January 1938,

Hajigabul Hajigabul District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kurdamir, Agsu, Shamakhi, Gobustan, Absheron, B ...

, Azerbaijan SSR,

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

– 11 February 2012, Baku,

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

) was an Azerbaijani composer, People's artist of the

Republic of Azerbaijan A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...

(2008) and People's artist of Dagestan.

Early life

Elza Ibrahimova was born on 10 January 1938 in Hajiqabul, Azerbaijan SSR. She graduated from Music School No. 8 in Baku, the Composition Class of A. Zeynalli High Music School in 1957, and the Composition Department of Azerbaijan State Conservatoire (current

Baku Academy of Music The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. H ...

) named after U. Hajibeyov in 1964.

Career

Ibrahimova composed her first song in 1969.

Shovkat Alakbarova Shovkat Feyzulla qizi Alakbarova ( az, Şövkət Ələkbərova) (20 October 1922 in Baku – 7 February 1993 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani singer. Life and career development Shovkat Alakbarova was born to Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani paren ...

was the first performer of her song called "Yalan ha deyil" composed to Mammad Rahim's poem. Ibrahimova was one of the composers who brought

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

rhythm into variety art. Her song "Qurban verərdim" composed to Rafig Zeka's poem was not accepted by the Artistic Council in the Soviet era. She was told that tango's bourgeois harmony did not match the Soviet spirit. But afterward along with "Qurban verərdim", " Sən mənə lazimsan" (poem by Aliagha Kurchayli), "Bağçadan keçmisən" (poem by A.Alibeyli) and other songs that adopted tango rhythm were added the composer's favorite songs’ list. She was not satisfied with only variety art. She also authored the three-part concert for

fortepiano A fortepiano , sometimes referred to as a pianoforte, is an early piano. In principle, the word "fortepiano" can designate any piano dating from the invention of the instrument by Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1698 up to the early 19th century. Mo ...

and orchestra which she wrote for her diploma, ''Afət", "Şeyx Şamil" and "Yanan laylalar"'' operas, as well the anthem dedicated to oil workers on the occasion of the 130-year anniversary of the Azerbaijani

oil industry The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products. The larges ...

''.'' She also composed romances, Sonatas and Quartets. The composer's works "Ey vətən" (sung by

Rashid Behbudov Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov, Azerbaijani Cyrillic: Рашид Бейбутов; 14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi in 1915. His father, ...

) described Azerbaijan all over the world. She wrote music to the hundreds of poems of Azerbaijan poets and tens of poetic examples in Russian. She died at 74 on 11 February 2012 after a long-term illness. Ibrahimova was buried in the Second Alley of Honor in Baku.

Major works

* "Afət" opera (author of the works: Huseyn Javid) * "Yanan laylalar" opera (libretto – Ramiz Heydar, 1992) * Poem by Z. Ziyadoglu: "Oilworkers" anthem for soloist and orchestra * Music to the film “Dunya sevənlərindir” (1998) * Songs and romances to the poems of R,Heydar, B.Vahabzade, O. Gochulu, V.Aziz, V.Samedoglu, R.Afandiyeva and others * "Requiem" dedicated to Michael Jackson’s memory, 2009 * "Gecələr bulaq başi" on B.Vahabzade's poetry

Filmography

* “Nəğməkar torpaq” (Land of Song) (film, 1981) * “Bağişla” (Forgive me) (film, 1983) * “Qayıdış” (Return) (film, 1992) * “Yalçın” (film, 2004) * “Sən yadima düşəndə.. “ (When I remember you)(film, 2013)

Honours and awards

* Honored Art Figure of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1992. * People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2008. * Decree celebrating Elza Ibrahimova's 80th birthday.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahimova, Elza 1938 births 2012 deaths Azerbaijani women composers People's Artists of Azerbaijan Soviet Azerbaijani people 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century composers Burials at II Alley of Honor People from Hajigabul District Baku Academy of Music alumni