Fikret Amirov

Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oglu Əmirov (Russian Фикрет Мешади Джамиль оглы Амиров / Fikret Meschadi Jamil ogly Amirov; born November 22, 1922 in Ganja, † 20 February 1984 in Baku ) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer.

Life

Əmirov was familiar from his earliest childhood with the Azerbaijani folk music, as his father one of the most famous folk musicians of Azerbaijan was. After visiting the music school in ganja he began in 1939 to study composition at the Conservatory in Baku. 1941 his studies were interrupted when he was a soldier. However, already the end of 1942 he returned from the front, as he suffered from shell shock and war had become incapacitated by a serious operation. In 1943 he continued his studies in Baku and became head of the music school and the Philharmonic of Kirovabad ( the former and current ganja ). From 1947 he led the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Azerbaijan SSR; a year later he completed his studies. In 1956 he became First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Composers' Association and director of opera and ballet theater in Baku. In the 1970s he became a member of the board of the Soviet Composers Association. Əmirov was provided with numerous awards. He was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1949, for example, for his two Muğamen " Sur " and " Kürd ovşarı " Order of Lenin in 1959 and 1980, the State Prize of the USSR.

Style

The basis of Əmirovs style is the Azerbaijani folk music. Ämirov lived his life long intense folk music research, and thus achieved a very national tone. At the same time, he combined these elements of folklore with the Western tradition. An example of this are his Muğamen. Əmirov adapted this traditional form of a cycle of dance and vocal episodes for large orchestra and thus achieves a remarkable synthesis of two cultures. Əmirov was primarily an orchestral composer. He knew because of his great knowledge of the possibilities of each instrument, very effective and powerful fashion to compose for a large orchestra. Especially with his orchestration of the influence of Nikolai Rimsky -Korsakov is clearly noticeable, which was the most significant for Amirows creative composer. In Amirows music to change sections of a rather improvisational character with compact passages from. In addition Əmirov harbors a fondness for expressive melodies and effective drama. His works have a wealth of colors and moods. The harmony is based on the folk music, enabling the system to an extended, strongly influenced by the scale of the music of Azerbaijan tonality is always maintained. From the musical innovations of the 20th century, however, he remained unaffected. Əmirov applies not only Qara Qarayev as the most important composer of Azerbaijan.

Works

  • Orchestral works To the memory of Nizami, Symphony for String Orchestra (1947, rev. 1964)
  • Sur, symphonic mugam No. 1 ( 1948)
  • Kürd ovşarı, symphonic mugam No. 2 ( 1948)
  • Gülüstan - Bayati - Siraz, symphonic mugam No. 3 for soprano or alto saxophone and orchestra ( 1968)
  • To the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, Poem (1943 )
  • Azerbaijani Capriccio (1961 )
  • Symphonic Dances (1964 )
  • Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra ( 1946)
  • Arabian Nights, Ballet after 1001 (1979 )
  • Incidental music
  • Works of folk musical instrument orchestra
  • The HerzensRäuber, musical comedy (1944 )
  • A joyful message, musical comedy (1946 )
  • Ulduz, opera (1948 )
  • Sevil, opera (1953 )
  • Georgia. Rustaveli, Poem for choir and orchestra ( 1970)
  • Songs
  • Folksong Arrangements
  • Elegy for Piano Trio ( 1948)
  • 5 pieces for wind quintet (1953 )
  • Romantic Sonata (1946 )
  • Variations (1941, rev. 1947)
  • Children's Album (1957, rev., 1971)
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