Nizami Ganjavi
The 12th-century poet behind the Khamsa — born in Ganja and buried there.
nizami-gencevi.tut.az
Person
Kara Karayev
The composer whose ballets and symphonic music carried the Azerbaijani school into the 20th century.
Go to the siteqara-qarayev.tut.azA separate third-level domain with its own design
in progress
How it will look: each site gets its own colour scheme and structure.
In brief
Kara Karayev studied in Shostakovich's class and built a language of his own: the ballets Seven Beauties and The Path of Thunder, symphonic canvases, film scores.
He taught for years at the Baku conservatoire; much of today's Azerbaijani composition traces back to his class.
On the site
- 01BalletsPlots, productions, recordings
- 02SymphoniesScores and concert history
- 03FilmThe film music
- 04StudentsA map of the composition school
Related sites
Uzeyir Hajibeyli
Composer of the first opera in the Muslim East and founder of Azerbaijani classical music.
uzeyir-hacibeyli.tut.az
Muslim Magomayev
The Baku baritone who became the voice of several generations — from opera to pop.
muslum-maqomayev.tut.az