Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov, known as Uzeyir Hajibeyov, was an Azerbaijani composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, and social figure. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani composed classical music and opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. He also composed the anthem used by Azerbaijan during the Soviet period. He was the first composer of an opera in the Islamic world. He composed that first oriental opera Leyli and Majnun in 1908 and since then Azerbaijani people have honored him for bringing to life the written masterpiece of the world literature.
Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev, 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 marches, and rose to prominence not only in Azerbaijan SSR, but also in the rest of the Soviet Union and worldwide.
Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer.
Mugham or Mughamat is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik.
Soltan Ismayil oghlu Hajibeyov was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR
The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
Abdulmuslim Muhammad oghlu Magomayev, commonly known as Muslim Magomayev, was an Azerbaijani composer and conductor. He is the grandfather and namesake of Azerbaijani opera singer Muslim Magomayev.
Haji Dadash oglu Khanmammadov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer. He is best known for writing the first concertos for the Azeri stringed folk instruments tar and kamancheh.
Asaf Zeynalabdin oglu Zeynally, also spelled Zeynalli, was an Azerbaijani composer.
Ismayil Ahmad Jovdat oglu Hajiyev is an Azerbaijani-Canadian conductor and composer. He is the son of Azerbaijani composer Jovdat Hajiyev and folk dancer Amina Dilbazi.
Zeynab Yahya qizi Khanlarova is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer (soprano), People's Artist of the USSR (1980), Azerbaijan (1975), Armenia (1978).
Emin Sabitoglu was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, author of a lot of well-known Azerbaijani songs and music for films. People's actor of Azerbaijan.
Opera in Azerbaijan has a history dating back to the 19th century Russian Empire.
Azerbaijani classical music includes a range of musical styles rooted in the traditions of Western or European classical music that European settlers brought to the country from the 20th century and onwards.
Yalchin Vasif oghlu Adigezalov is Azerbaijani conductor and teacher. People's Artist of Azerbaijan. Adigezalov is a professor at the State Music Academy of Azerbaijan, the Baku Music Academy and Azerbaijan State Conservatory. He is a member of the third generation of a famous musical dynasty.
Ulviyya Vagif gizi Hajibeyova is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer, Professor of Baku Music Academy, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan.
The Composers Union of Azerbaijan is a non-governmental organization that unites and officially represents professional composers and musicologists in Azerbaijan. The union was established in 1934.
Nazim Asadulla oghlu Rzayev was an Azerbaijani conductor, head of the chamber orchestra of the Azerbaijani television and radio, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, laureate of the USSR and Azerbaijan State Prizes, professor.
