Uzeyir Hajibeyov
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Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music.
Hajibeyov in 1945
Huseyngulu Sarabski as the first Majnun in the opera Leyli and Majnun (Baku, 1908).
Uzeyir Hajibeyov's manuscript of Arshin Mal Alan, written in 1913.
A poster of "Arshin Mal Alan" at Femina theatre of Paris in 1925.
Azərbaycan marşı
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"Azərbaycan marşı" is the national anthem of Azerbaijan. The music was composed by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, and the lyrics were written by poet Ahmad Javad. The government officially adopted the anthem in 1920, with the passage of the decree, "On the State Hymn of the Republic of Azerbaijan". In 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan's government officially restored "Azərbaycan Marşı" as the national anthem.
Sheet music
Image: Ahmad Javad