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Vasif Zulfugar oghlu Adigozalov (alternative spellings: Adigezalov, Adygozal) (; 28 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was one of
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's most distinguished composers. He is the son of
khananda A khananda ( ; ; alternative spellings in English: khanende, khanande, khanandeh) is a name generally given to singers of mugham, an Culture of Azerbaijan, Azeri folk music genre. The word is of Persian origin and means "singer". When performin ...
Zulfu Adigozalov, brother of violinist and singer
Rauf Adigozalov Rauf Zulfugar oglu Adigozalov (; 8 February1940 – 29 June 2002) was an Azerbaijani violinist and singer. He was the son of the singer Zulfugar Adigozalov, and the brother of the composer Vasif Adigozalov. He graduated from Moscow Conserv ...
and the father of conductor Yalchin Adigozalov.


Career

Vasif Adigozalov excelled both as a composer and a performer. He majored in Piano as well as Composition at the Azerbaijani Conservatory (now Baku Music Academy). His piano professor was Simuzar Guliyeva and throughout his career, he gave numerous concerts on stage as a pianist and accompanist. In the early 1960s, he accompanied legendary Azerbaijani singer Rashid Behbudov (1915–1989). Later on, he pursued a solo career and performed his own pieces."Vasif Adigozalov (1935-2006): One of Azerbaijan's Most Prolific Composers"
by Dr. Aida Huseinova in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 14:3 (Autumn 2006), pp. 14-15
Adigozalov is best known for incorporating traditional modal
mugham Mugham () or Mughamat () is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik. It is an art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific local modes. Mugham is a modal system. ...
music into his works – both orchestral and solo pieces. He owed his knowledge of traditional music to his father Zulfu Adigozalov (1898–1963), a prominent
khananda A khananda ( ; ; alternative spellings in English: khanende, khanande, khanandeh) is a name generally given to singers of mugham, an Culture of Azerbaijan, Azeri folk music genre. The word is of Persian origin and means "singer". When performin ...
singer of Azerbaijani mugham. Vasif Adigozalov was greatly influenced by Gara Garayev (1918-1982), the distinguished Azerbaijani composer and teacher with whom Vasif had studied at the Azerbaijan Conservatory in 1953-1959.Outstanding Azerbaijani Composer Vasif Adigozalov Has Passed Away
Rol.ru. September 15, 2006
Although Adigozalov had become seriously ill in the last few years of his life, he continued to carry out his responsibilities both at the Azerbaijan Composers' Union where he was Chairman (1990–2006), and the Music Academy where he had taught since 1961, and where he had chaired the Department of Choral Conducting (1992–2006).


Recognition

Vasif Adigozalov enjoyed official recognition as the recipient of Azerbaijan's highest national awards –
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( Khalg Artisti, 1989),
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( Dovlat Mukafati, 1990), Glory (
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, 1995), and Independence Orders ( Istiglal Ordeni, 2005). Had Vasif Adigozalov written only "
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" (1960), which dozens of Azerbaijani singers have performed in various arrangements, his place in the history of Azerbaijani music and culture would have been assured. Adigozalov wrote "Carnation" at the age of 25, as a tribute to Natavan (1832–1897), a famous 19th-century poet and ruler of
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– a mountainous region known for being a cultural center in Azerbaijan. Vasif Adigozalov's works continue to be appreciated and performed by Azerbaijani pianists of all generations.


Compositions

Operas: The Dead (1963), Natavan (2003). Operettas: Haji Gara (with Ramiz Mustafayev) (1958), The Daily Scenes (1962), Granny's Happiness (1971), Let's Get Divorced and Married Later (1976), The Devil Eye (1985). Oratorios: Land of Fire (1987), Garabagh Shikastasi (1989), Chanakkale (1998), Caravan of Sadness (1999). Cantatas: My Novruz (1994), Solemn Cantata (1998). Symphonic Music: Four symphonies (1958, 1970, 1973, 1998-Segah), Symphonic poems: Heroic (1957), Africa Struggles (1961), Stages (1968); Festive Overture (1978), Poem for Four Pianos and Orchestra (1982), Four Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (1961, 1964, 1985, 1994), Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1961), Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1990). Instrumental Music: Sonatina for Cello and Piano (1957), Sonata for Piano (1957), Scherzo for Violin and Piano (1958), Piano Pieces for Children (1959), 24 Piano Pieces for Children (1961), Poem Apotheosis: Two Pianos & Orchestra (1980), Sonata for Cello (1987), Mugham Sonata for Organ (1988), 24 Preludes for Piano (1995). More than 150 songs and romances. Soundtracks for plays, documentaries and films.


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