Jovdat Hajiyev
Jovdat Hajiyev Cövdət Hacıyev | |
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Background information | |
Born | Shaki, Azerbaijan | June 5, 1917
Died | January 18, 2002 Baku, Azerbaijan | (aged 84)
Genres | Symphony Opera |
Ahmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major
Early life
Hajiyev was born in
In 1924, his family moved to Baku. In 1935, he enrolled in the theoretical composition faculty at Baku Conservatory, studying under Uzeyir Hajibeyov and the Latvian-born Leopold Rudolf, a student of Sergei Taneyev. The following year, Hajiyev composed his single movement "Symphony No. 1", the first symphonic piece ever written by an Azerbaijani composer. This work enabled him to enter Moscow Conservatory in 1938.
In Moscow, World War II interrupted his studies and he had to return to Baku.
Career
After the war, Hajiyev and fellow student
During his lifetime, Hajiyev composed eight symphonic works plus the heroic-patriotic opera "
Hajiyev served briefly as Artistic Director of the
It is for his contribution to the development of the symphony in Azerbaijan that Hajiyev will best be remembered. It was to this genre that Hajiyev returned with renewed inspiration in the 1990s, producing a number of works influenced by contemporary events. His last symphonic work entitled, "January 20", composed in 1991, was dedicated to the victims of Black January (1990), when Soviet troops and tanks killed hundreds of Baku civilians.
In 1997, President Heydar Aliyev bestowed upon Hajiyev Azerbaijan's highest recognition, the "Azerbaijan Order of Glory" on the occasion of his 80th Jubilee, commemorating "60 long years of fruitful work which is highly appreciated by the nation and the State". In Aliyev's official citation for this award, Hajiyev was praised as a "well-known composer, innovator, pedagogue, well-known public figure and model for the new generation of musicians." His music was commended for its "deep context, spirit of citizenship and high level of elegance."
Personal life
Jovdat Hajiyev was married to Amina Dilbazi, well known Azeri ballet-master and folk music dancer. Their two sons, Ismayil Hajiyev and Telman Hajiyev are both composers.
References
- ^ Uzeyir Hajibeyov and his role in the development of musical life of Azerbaijan, Matthew O'brien, Soviet Music and Society Under Lenin and Stalin: The Baton and Sickle, ed. Neil Edmunds, (Routledge Curzon, 2004), 217.
External links
- Composer Jovdat Hajiyev Remembered - Azerbaijan International, AZER.com
- Listen to Jovdat Hajiyev and Gara Garayev's opera, "Vatan" ("Mardan's Aria", Volume 5 of "Classical Music of Azerbaijan") at Music Section of Azerbaijan International