Gara Garayev

Composer

(05.02.1918 – 13.05.1982)

Gara Garayev son of Abulfaz was born in Baku. At the music school under the Azerbaijan State Conservatory (1926), at the Music Technical College under the Azerbaijan State Conservatory (new staff faculty – G. Sharoyev’s piano class, 1930), at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory (L. Rudolph’s composition, U. Hajibeyov’s basic folk music class, 1931-1938 ). P.I. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (A.N. Aleksandrov’s composition class, 1938-1940, D. Shostakovich’s class, 1944-1946). He worked as the artistic guiding of the Philharmonic (1941), director of the Conservatory (1949-1953), deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, first secretary of the Azerbaijan Composers’ Union (1956-1973). Organic union of classical and modern styles with national music, romantic interpretation of themes are specific features of his creativity. Among his works are “Mourning Prelude”, “Triple Fugue”, “Sonatina”, “Azerbaijani Rhapsody”, “Six Azerbaijani Folk Song Arrangements” for voice and piano, “Poem of Joy” for piano and symphony orchestra, “Sportsmen’s Suite” for wind orchestra. “, “Azerbaijan March”, “Baku Oilmen’s March”, “Layla” for Choir, “Azerbaijani suite” for Symphony Orchestra, “Fugue” for String Quartet, “Lover March” for Folk Instruments Orchestra, “Don Quixote” symphonic engravings , “Leyli and Majnun” symphonic poems, “Homeland” opera, “Seven beauties”, “Lightning roads” ballets. He wrote music for theater plays, movies and musicals. “History Lesson” (1956, directed by Leo Arnstam / Russia, Bulgaria), “Don Quixote” (1957, directed by Grigory Kosinchev, Lenfilm / Russia), “Golden Echelon” (1959, directed by Ilya Gurin, Gorky Film Studio / Russia), he composed music for the films “Goya” (1971, directed by Konrad Wolf / Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia). He was awarded the State Prize of the USSR for the opera “Homeland”, the State Prize for the symphonic poem “Leyli and Majnun”, the prize of the First All-Union Soviet Film Festival for the music of the film “Two Boys in a Neighborhood”, and the Lenin Prize for the ballet “Lightning Roads”. Honored Worker of Art (1955), People’s Artist of Azerbaijan (1958) and USSR (1959), Laureate of  USSR State Prizes (1946, 1948), Lenin Prize Laureate (1967), Hero of Socialist Labor (1978), Academician (1959) Gara Garayev died in 1982, in Moscow.

  1. https://science.gov.az/az/news/open/7337
  2. https://www.muallim.edu.az/news.php?id=17969
  3. https://medeniyyettv.az/az/news/1652/qara-qarayevin-seadet-negmeleri
  4. https://respublika-news.az/news/dunyasohretli-bestekar-qara-qarayev
  5. https://bakuplus.az/2023/02/05/31-ya-nda-konservatoriyan-n-rektoru-olan-b-st-kar-qara-qarayev/

FILMOGRAPHY:

  1. Nikita Ivanovich and socialism (1931, full length feature film) – composer
  2. Azerbaijan with orden (1938, full length documentary film) – composer
  3. A family (1943, full length feature film) – composer
  4. Caspian sailors (1944, full length documentary film) – operator
  5. The lights of Baku (1950, full length feature film) – composer
  6. Mingechevir (II) (1950, short documentary film) – composer
  7. Saga about Caspian oilmen (1953, short documentary film) – composer
  8. To my native people (1954, full length documentary film) – his compositions were used
  9. Two people from one neighborhood (1957, full length feature film) – composer
  10. His great heart (1958, full length feature film) – composer
  11. On far shores ( (1958, full length feature film) – composer
  12. . Conquerors of the sea (1959, full length documentary film) – composer
  13. A true friend (1959, full length feature film) – composer
  14. Leyli and Medjnun (1961, full length feature film) – composer
  15. Matteo Falkone (1961, short feature film) – composer
  16. Man settles down (1967, full length feature film) – composer
  17. Absheron rhythms (1970, full length documentary film) – his composition was used
  18. Song lover land (1981, full length documentary film) – his composition was used
  19. Nizami (III) (1982, full length feature film) – composer
  20. Seven beauties (1982, full length feature film) – composer, his work was used
  21. Everything as it is (2000, documentary series) – his compositions were used
  22. 80 kilometers underground (2002, short documentary television film) – his composition was used
  23. Until the last pass (2002, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
  24. Chici carpets (2002, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
  25. Bakhtiyar Vahabzade (II) (2003, full length documentary television film) – his composition was used
  26. From 70 to 1… (2004, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
  27. Absheron plates (II) (2004, short documentary television film) – his composition was used
  28. Breathing instruments (2004, short documentary television film) – his composition was used
  29. Baku Choreography School (2005, short documentary television film) – his composition was used
  30. Good bye, southern city (2006, full length feature film) – his composition was used
  31. War against Azerbaijani cultural heritage (2007, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  32. In the garden place (2007, short documentary television film) – his composition was used
  33. Girls (2007, feature series) – his composition was used
  34. 40th door (2008, full length feature film) – his composition was used
  35. Azerbaijani motifs (2008, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  36. Long life’s moments (2008, full length documentary television film) – his composition was used
  37. Truth itself (2008, full length documentary film) – his compositions were used
  38. The queen of Azerbaijani painting (2009, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  39. A handful of land (2009, full length film-performance) – his composition was used
  40. People’s man (2009, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
  41. Death queue (2009, full length feature film) – his compositions were used
  42. Bonfires of excitement (2010, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  43. Colors of the heart (2010, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  44. Azerbaijani carpets (II) (2010-2011, documentary series) – his compositions were used
  45. Jazz legend (2011, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
  46. Those who crossed the horizon (2011, full length documentary film) – his compositions were used
  47. Veiled longing … (2012, short documentary television film) – his compositions were used
  48. Hard years… good memories… (2014, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  49. Faithful lover (2014, short documentary film) – his compositions were used
  50. Fetus or goldfish (2017, short feature film) – his composition was used
  51. Caucasian Hiroshima (short documentary film) – his compositions were used
Law heir:Faraj Garayev (son)
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