Jahangir Jahangirov – prominent Azerbaijani composer and choirmaster

Baku, Could 25, AZERTAC

Jahangir Jahangirov – a distinguished Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor, choirmaster and Folks’s Artist of the Azerbaijan was born on 20 June 1921, in Balakhani – settlement of Baku.

He graduated from the Music Faculty named after A. Zeynalli after which from Baku Academy of Music. Jahangirov additionally led the choir on the Azerbaijan State Tune and Dance Ensemble underneath the path of nice Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibayli.

His first works have been additionally written for the choir. As well as, he reworked folks songs for choral efficiency. Amongst his works of this era might be distinguished: choral miniatures written in collaboration with excellent artwork determine of Shusha, pearl of Karabakh – Suleyman Alasgarov, the symphonic vocal poem “Throughout the river Aras”, the composition “Friendship” consisting of 12 elements, “Azad (Free)” and “Fortune of Grasp” operettas, cantatas “Fuzuli”, “Nasimi”,”Ashig Ali”, oratorio “Sabir” and others.

In 1950, J. Jahangirov was awarded the USSR State Prize, and in 1963, he obtained the standing of Folks’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

The tune style occupied a particular place in his work. His songs on this style have been: “Mom”, “Moonlit Nights”, “Baku”, “Polar Star and Me”, “Hey, Woman”, “Grey-Eyed”, ‘Teymur’s Tune” from the film “The Invincible Battalion”, ‘Tune of a Woman” from the movie “Koroglu”,“Bayati” from the film “Indomitable Kura”, the romance “Stunning-Confronted” on the Nizami’s lyrics, the work “Gazelle” for choir, gazelle-romance “I might not hear” on the Fuzuli’s lyrics.

Essentially the most profitable works of composer are “The Harvest” and “Spring is coming” suites, “The Indian Magnificence” play, the music written for the “Koroglu” film, “Cairo sketches” (the work written for the folk-instrumental ensemble), “Ballad” (the work written for a symphony orchestra), one-act oratorio “Sabir”, “Symphonic” poem (1972), “Symphonic engravings” (1977), operetta “Simply engaged”, and so on.

Jahangir Jahangirov died on March 25, 1992. He was buried on the Alley of Honors in Baku.