Zahra Jafarova

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Zahra Jafarova
Born1924
Died25 April 2015
Nationality Azerbaijani
Citizenship Soviet Union
Republic of Azerbaijan
Occupation Scholar

Zahra Huseyn gizi Jafarova (b. 1924; Baku, Azerbaijan SSR - d. 2005; Baku, Azerbaijan) professor, Honored Art Worker, founder, and leader of the organ department at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. Zahra Jafarova is associated with the inception of the first organ music in Azerbaijan. [1]

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Life

Zahra Jafarova was born in 1924 in Baku. Her family is originally from the Dağ Kəsəmən village of the Qazakh region. She studied music at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory in 1947 and from 1951 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, majoring in organ performance. [1] [2]

Between 1961 and 1991, Zahra Jafarova led the organ department at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory, where she laid the foundation. She worked as a professor and wrote various books on organ music and general music topics. Some of her works include "Formation of Organ Art in Azerbaijan," "Organ and Organ Art," and "Issues Related to the Interpretation of Azerbaijani Composers' Works for Organ." [1] [3]

She died in Baku in 2005.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Əhmədli & Babanlı 2017, p. 512.
  2. BMA (2023). "Fortepiano, orqan və klavesin kafedrası. Tarix". musicacademy.edu.az. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan) (8 September 2010). "Orqan musiqisinin mahir ifaçısı". medeniyyet.az. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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