Khayyam Mirzazade
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Khayyam Mirzazade | |
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| Born | 5 October 1935 |
| Origin | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Died | 30 July 2018 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Composer |
Khayyam Hadi oglu Mirzazade (Azerbaijani: Xəyyam Hadı oğlu Mirzəzadə; 5 October 1935 – 30 July 2018)[1] was an Azerbaijani composer and professor.[2][3][4][5]
Khayyam Mirzazade was born on October 5, 1935, in Baku.[6] In 1957, he graduated from Azerbaijan State Conservatoire[7] and from 1957, he taught at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. From 1969 to 1983, he was the manager of composition cathedra at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.[8] Khayyam Mirzazade is the author of symphonic and chamber compositions, music to drama spectacles and movies and lyric songs.[9]
On October 7, 2000, he was awarded with Shohrat Order by the President of Azerbaijan.
Titles and awards
- Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1972)
- People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1987)
- Lenin Komsomol Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1970)
- State premiums of Azerbaijan (1976,[10] 1986)
- “Shohrat” Order (2000)[11]
