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Niyazi

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Also known as Niyazi Hacibeyov, Niyazi Taghizade-Hajibeyov, Maestro Niyazi, Niyazi Zulfigar oghlu Taghizade-Hajibeyov, Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov

Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov (; 20 August 1912 – 2 August 1984) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani conductor and composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982).

Person · Open Library

Born
1923
Works
25

Top works

  • رسته دسن والے تارے
  • Chih rangīn darvāze
  • The colors of silence
  • Cār cup cīzān̲
  • A cry in the wilderness

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Türkiye
Active from
1927-02-12
Active to
2025-10-08
turkish classical

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
87
Total plays
481

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Niyazi HajibeyovNiyazi Hacıbəyov
Musical artist.image
Niyazi.jpg
Musical artist.background
classical_ensemble
Musical artist.alias
Maestro Niyazi; Nijazi Zul'fugarovich Tagi-zade-Hajibeyov
Musical artist.birth_place
Tiflis, Russian Empire
Musical artist.death_place
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Musical artist.genre
Classical, opera
Musical artist.occupation
Composer, conductor
Musical artist.years_active
1934–1984
Musical artist.associated_acts
"Rast" symphonic mugham
Musical artist.birth_name
Niyazi Hajibeyli

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Tbilisi
Place of death
Baku
Languages spoken
Turkish
Genre
opera
Image
Niyazi.jpg
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date of birth
1912-07-07
date of death
1984-00-00
place of burial
Alley of Honor
Commons category
Niyazi
pseudonym
Maestro
start of work period
1934-00-00
name in native language
Niyazi Tağızadə-Hacıbəyov
Sources (6)

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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Niyazi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov (; 20 August 1912 – 2 August 1984) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani conductor and composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982).

==Biography== Niyazi was born on August 20, 1912, in Tbilisi in a family of prominent Shusha musicians. His father was the composer Zulfugar Hajibeyov. He is the nephew of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, who is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. He played the violin in "Qırmızı Kadet" Turkish military orchestra in 1921. He studied at the Gnessin Music School in Moscow in 1925-1926. In 1929-30 he studied at the Central Musical Technical School in Leningrad, but dropped out due to health problems. He returned to Baku in 1931. Soon after, he was sent to Dagestan, where he met his future wife Hajar Khanum. Her family did not approve of the marriage, so she and Niyazi ran away and married in secret. His love for his wife motivated him to produce most of his masterpieces.

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