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Fikret Amirov
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Azerbaijani Soviet composer (1922–1984)
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Fikret Amirov was a Soviet composer, film score composer, and music educator. Born in Ganja in 1922, he studied at the Baku Academy of Music. His professional work period began in 1942 and continued until 1984. He was a member of the Union of Soviet Composers and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Amirov composed in the genres of opera, symphony, symphonic mugham, and ballet, and he played the piano.
He received the Stalin Prize, USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, and Hero of Socialist Labour. Amirov spoke and wrote in Azerbaijani and Russian. He died in Baku in 1984 and is buried in the Alley of Honor. His name in his native language is Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov. He was the son of Mashadi Jamil Amirov.
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Film & TV
Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov (Azerbaijani: Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Originally from Shusha, Fikret Amirov was born on November 22, 1922, in the family of Mashadi Jamil Amirov and Mrs. Durdane, in the city of Ganja. Fikrat was the second child of the family. Since childhood, Fikret…
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 1984
Discography
- Azerbaijan Capriccio / A Tale of Nasimi / Kürd Ovshari / Gülistan Bayaty Shiraz1996
- The Arabian Nights / Symphony for String Orchestra / Shur1996
- Shur & Kürd Ovshari Mugams / Azerbaijan Capriccio / Symphonic Dances1998
- Shur / Kyurdi Ovshari / Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz / Azerbaijan Capriccio2010
- Azerbaijani Piano Concertos2011
- One Thousand and One Nights / Symphony "To the Memory of Nizami"2020
- 6-08
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,327
- Total plays
- 17,411
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Fikret Meshedi Jamil oglu Amirov (Azerbaijani: Fikrət Əmirov, pronounced FEE-krat A-mir-ov; born November 22 1922, Ganja, died February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Azerbaijani composer of the Soviet era. Amirov's music was strongly influenced by Azeri folk melodies. He created a new genre called symphonic mugam. Amirov's symphonic mugams were based on the classical folk pieces and were performed by many renowned symphony orchestras throughout the world, such as Houston Symphony Orchestra c
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-11-22 ) November 22, 1922, Ganja , Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- February 20, 1984 (1984-02-20) (aged 61), Baku , Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Composer
- Awards
- Stalin Prize (1949), People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1958), USSR State Prize (1980), People's Artist of the USSR (1965), State Prize of Azerbaijan SSR (1974)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Ganja
- Place of death
- Baku
- Father
- Mashadi Jamil Amirov
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Baku Academy of Music
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Genre
- romance
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Fikret Emirov.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1922-11-21
- date of death
- 1984-02-02
- member of
- Union of Soviet Composers
- place of burial
- Alley of Honor
- Commons category
- Fikret Amirov
- name in native language
- Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- end of work period
- 1984-00-00
- P8168
- The Lonesome West
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Encyclopedic overview
Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov (November 22, 1922 – February 20, 1984) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer.
Biography
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