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Gara Garayev
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Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982)
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Gara Garayev (1918–1982) was a Soviet composer, pianist, film score composer, and music educator. Born in Baku, he was educated at the Baku Academy of Music and the Moscow Conservatory, studying under Uzeyir Hajibeyov and Dmitri Shostakovich. His musical output included works in the genres of opera, symphony, and ballet. He was a member of the Union of Soviet Composers, the Association of Filmmakers of the USSR, and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
During his career, Garayev received several honors, including the Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the October Revolution, and the title of People's Artist of the USSR. He taught students such as Vladimir Shainsky, Rauf Hajiyev, Arif Malikov, and Vasif Adigozalov. He died in Moscow and was buried in the Alley of Honor.
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Film & TV
Sound · Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, People's Republic of Azerbaijan
Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev (Azerbaijani: 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 prominent Soviet Azerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and…
Known for
- The 309th Room: Qara Qarayev — Self (Archive Footage)2024
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Active from
- 1918
- Active to
- 1982
Discography
- Ballet Suites1995
- Symphony no. 3 / Leyla and Mejnun / Don Quixote2008
- The Seven Beauties / The Path of Thunder2013
- Seven Beauties Suite / Leyla and Mejnun / Don Quixote / Lullaby from “The Path of Thunder”2017
- Sonata For Violin And Piano / 24 Preludes For Piano2017
- Piano Works2018
- Symphony No. 1 / Violin Concerto2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 278
- Total plays
- 1,833
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Gara Garayev, also spelled Kara Karayev and Qara Qareyev, born as Gara Abulfaz oglu Garayev (december 5, 1918 in Baku – May 13, 1982 in Moscow) was a prominent Azerbaijani composer from the Soviet period.. Gara Garayev was a composer far ahead of his time. We, his contemporaries, did not always understand his vision. He made nearly 110 pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, piano solos, cantatas, songs and marches. His imprint on Azerbaijan's music is profound. <a href
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Results of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry: a prospective cohort study
· 2019 · cited 756x
- Speed of healing and symptom relief in grade II to IV gastroesophageal reflux disease: A meta-analysis
· 1997 · cited 676x
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities
· 2009 · cited 527x
- Optical Properties and Growth Aspects of Silver Nanoprisms Produced by a Highly Reproducible and Rapid Synthesis at Room Temperature
· 2008 · cited 495x
- Weight Recidivism Post-Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review
· 2013 · cited 471x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1918-02-05 ) February 5, 1918, Baku , Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (present-day Azerbaijan)
- Died
- May 13, 1982 (1982-05-13) (aged 64), Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Occupations
- Composer , conductor
- Years active
- 1938–1982
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Official website
Qara Qarayev
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Encyclopedic overview
Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev (February 5, 1918 – May 13, 1982) was a prominent Soviet Azerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and marches, and rose to prominence not only in the Azerbaijan SSR, but also in the rest of the Soviet Union and worldwide.
Early life
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