Emin Sabitoglu
- Film score
- classical
- musical comedies
Emin Sabitoglu (Azerbaijani: Emin Sabitoğlu, real name Emin Sabit oghlu Mahmudov (Emin Sabit oğlu Mahmudov); 2 November 1937 – 18 November 2000) was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, author of a lot of well-known Azerbaijani songs and music for films. People's actor of Azerbaijan.[1][2]
Biography
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Emin Sabitoglu was born on 2 November 1937, in the family of Azerbaijani writer Sabit Rahman. After graduation from musical school in Baku, he entered Gara Garayev’s class at Baku Conservatoire, in 1954. Two years later he was transferred to Moscow State Conservatory named after Tchaikovsky (Yuri Shaporin’s class). In 1961, he began to work as a music editor in the film studio “Azerbaijanfilm". In consecutive years he worked as the art director of the State Philarmony, and also taught at State Conservatory named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov.[3] He wrote poems for several pieces of music. However, several music genres have been the major part in his works. He composed more than 600 songs, 9 musical comedies and pieces of music for nearly 40 films. He has numerous compositions written for plays. The composer himself does not know exactly. Along with theatres in Baku, he composed music for theatres in Sumgayit, Ganja, Lankaran, Mingachevir, and Nakchivan.[4][circular reference]
Emin Sabitoglu died on 18 November 2000 in Baku.[4]
Creativity
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Emin Sabitoglu is the author of a lot of works in different music genres. Particularly, he is the author of one symphony, three symphonic poems, three cantatas, string quartet and a poem for violin and fortepiano. But some music genres make up the main part of his creativity. He is the author of more than 600 songs, nine musical comedies, author of songs for many films. Besides that, Emin Sabitoglu created a large number of musical compositions for theatrical spectacles.
Movie career
Otel otagi (1998) Otel otagi 8.0 Composer (as Emin Sabitoglu) 1998
Tähminä (1993) Tähminä 8.6 Composer 1993
Sem dney posle ubiystva (1991) Sem dney posle ubiystva 6.4 Composer 1991
Villain (1987) (1988) Villain (1987) 7.3 Composer 1988
Özgä ömür (1987) Özgä ömür 7.9 Composer 1987
Firangiz Mutallimova, Yashar Nuri, and Hasanagha Turabov in Bäyin ogurlanmasi (1985) Bäyin ogurlanmasi 8.4 Composer 1985
Hasanagha Turabov in Atlari yaharlayin (1984) Atlari yaharlayin 8.5 Composer 1984
Evlari kondalan yar (1982) Evlari kondalan yar 7.8 TV Movie composer 1982
Pered zakrytoy dveryu (1982) Pered zakrytoy dveryu 7.5 Composer 1982
Onun balali sevgisi (1980) Onun balali sevgisi 7.6 Composer 1980
Prostite nas (1979) Prostite nas 7.9 Composer 1979
Istintaq (1979) Istintaq 7.8 Composer 1979
Hasanagha Turabov in Yubiley dante (1978) Yubiley dante 6.8 Composer 1978
Oasis in the Fire (1978) Oasis in the Fire 5.4 Composer 1978
Bayqus gäländä (1978) Bayqus gäländä 7.4 Composer 1978
Den rozhdeniya (1978) Den rozhdeniya 8.3 TV Movie Composer (as Emin Sabitoglu) 1978
Dädä Qorqud (1975) Dädä Qorqud 8.1 Composer 1975
Dörd bazar günü (1974) Dörd bazar günü Composer 1974
Hijran 8.4 TV Movie Composer 1973
The Day Passed (1971) The Day Passed 8.6 Composer (as Emin Sabitoglu) 1971
Who We Love More (1965) Who We Love More Composer (segment Dag Mesäsindän Kecärkän) 1965
Family
- Emin Sabitoglu is writer Sabit Rahman's and Ismat khanum Iravanski's son. Ismat Khanum Iravanski was from House of Iravanski.[5]
- Musician, Jeyran Mahmudova is his daughter.
- His wife is singer, Khadija Abbasova
References
- ^ "Сабитоглу Эмин".
- ^ "Сабитоглу, Эмин".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BƏZƏN BIR ÜMID, BƏZƏN GÖZ YAŞI…(Emin Sabitoğlu yarıdıcılığı və şəxsiyyəti haqqında lirik d&uum".
- ^ a b Emin Sabitoğlu[circular reference]
- ^ "Emin Sabitoğlu haqda bilinməyənlər: qızı danışır". axar.az. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.