Uzeyir Hadjibeyov
personal-info
known-for
Sound
gender
Male
birthday
1885-09-17
place-of-birth
Agjabedi, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]
also-known-as
Üzeyir Hacibayov
Uzeyir Hajibayov
Uzeir Gadzhibekov
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
عزير حاجبايوف
Узеир Гаджибеков
Узеир Гаджибейли
Uzeyir Hacibeyli
Uzeyir bey Hajibeyli
biography
Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.