Kara Karayev

Composer

1918 – 1982

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Who was Kara Karayev?

Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev, also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara [Abulfazovich] Karayev, was a prominent Azerbaijani composer of the Soviet period. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and marches, and rose to prominence not only in Azerbaijan SSR but also in the rest of the Soviet Union and worldwide.

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Born
Feb 5, 1918
Baku
Also known as
  • Gara Garayev
  • Karayev, Kara
  • Qara Əbülfəz oğlu Qarayev
  • Kara [Abulfazovich] Karayev
  • Kara Abulfazovich Karayev
  • Qara Qarayev
Parents
Siblings
Nationality
  • Azerbaijan
Profession
Education
  • Baku Academy of Music
Lived in
  • Baku
Died
May 13, 1982
Moscow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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