Rauf Soltan oghlu Hajiyev ( az, Rauf Soltan oğlu Hacıyev; 15 May 1922 – 19 September 1995) was a

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and Azerbaijani

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and

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People's artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1978). He was Chairman of the Union of Composers of the

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

, minister of culture of the Azerbaijan SSR (1965–1971).

Biography

Rauf Hajiyev was born on 15 May 1922 in Baku. He wrote his first operetta “Pranks of students” when he was 18 years old. From 1948 to 1949, Hajiyev studied at

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at Nikolai Rakov, but in 1953, graduated from Azerbaijan Conservatoire with the class of compositions at

Gara Garayev Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev ( az, Qara Əbülfəz oğlu Qarayev, russian: Кара́ Абульфа́зович Кара́ев (Kara Abulfazovich Karayev), February 5, 1918 – May 13, 1982), also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara Karayev, was a pr ...

. In 1955, he became the organizer of stage orchestra at the Azerbaijan SSR and was its artistic Director till 1964. He was the member of the

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until 1958. In 1964, he became the director of Azerbaijan Philharmonic Orchestra, and after a year, in 1965, he was appointed the minister of culture of the Azerbaijan SSR and remained at this post until 1971. At the initiative of Soviet leadership, Rauf Hajiyev was sent to

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as the General Adviser of Art throughout the

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. Living for 8 years in Africa, Rauf Hajiyev put on three

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s, which were demonstrated in

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, and established three academies in Algeria-Academy of Dances, Academy of Music and Academy of the Theater during this period. After returning to Russia, he became the chairman of the Union of Composers of the Azerbaijan SSR, and remained at this post to the end of his life. He was buried in the Alley of Honour in Baku.

Awards and titles

* Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR;Театральная Энциклопедия. драма опера балет оперетта цирк эстрада драматург режиссер
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People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

; *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

;

Creativity

Rauf Hajiyev, was the author of many musical works, including musical comedies “Romeo is my neighbor” (1960), “Don’t hide your smile” (1969), “Mother, I’m going to marry” (1976), “ Guba-my love!” (1963), two ballets, there symphonic poems-“Sheykh Sanan” (1982), “Sabuhi” (1983), “ Azi Aslanov” (1984). In 1976, the composer created a

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, dedicated to

Samad Vurgun Samad Vurgun ( az, Səməd Vurğun ; born Samad Yusif oghlu Vekilov;, . March 21, 1906 – May 27, 1956) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet poet, dramatist, public figure, first People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943), academician of Azerbaijan Na ...

. This composition is considered to be one of the best Azerbaijani compositions in this genre. During his creative life, Rauf Hajiyev composed music for spectacles, musical comedies and films. One of them is the film “Gipsy woman”. Rauf Hajiyev is the author of 150 songs and the most popular including-“My Azerbaijan”, “Spring is coming”, “My Lover”, “Baku”, “Leyla”.

References

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