Emin Sabitoglu
Emin Sabitoglu (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 Artist of Azerbaijan.
Emin Sabitoglu

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- Name
- Emin Sabitoglu
- Born
- 2 November 1937
- Died
- 18 November 2000
- Occupation
- Composer, music editor
- Nationality
- Azerbaijan · Soviet Union
- Fields
- music · film score
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory · Baku Academy of Music
- Honours
- Shohrat Order · People's Artist of Azerbaijan · Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR · State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR · Lenin Komsomol Prize · Golden Dervish
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Emin Sabitoglu (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 Artist of Azerbaijan.
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Emin Sabitoglu (1937–2000) was a composer and musician, a national of Azerbaijan and the Soviet Union. The composer was born and died in Baku.
Emin Sabitoglu was educated at Baku Academy of Music and Moscow Conservatory. The composer worked in Soviet Union. Activity centred on film score and music. Honours include Golden Dervish, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR and Lenin Komsomol Prize, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Emin Sabitoglu studied at Moscow Conservatory and Baku Academy of Music. The field of work recorded is music and film score. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Distinctions recorded are Shohrat Order, People's Artist of Azerbaijan, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR and State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Emin Sabitoglu • Born — 2 November 1937 • Died — 18 November 2000 • Origin — Baku, Azerbaijan • Genre — * Film score • classical • musical comedies • Occupation — Composer, music editor
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Plaque on building where Soviet Azerbaijani composer Emin Sabitoglu lived in Baku Emin Sabitoglu was born on 2 November 1937, in the family of Azerbaijani writer Sabit Rahman. After graduating from musical school in Baku, he entered Gara Garayev’s class at Baku Conservatoire, in 1954. Two years later he was transferred to the 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. He wrote poems for several pieces of music. However, several music genres have been the major part of 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 theaters in Baku, he composed music for theaters in Sumgayit, Ganja, Lankaran, Mingachevir, and Nakchivan. Emin Sabitoglu died on 18 November 2000 in Baku.
Creativity
Creativity
• Illustration — Emin Sabitoglu, Brilliant Dadashova 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, and songs for many films. Besides that, Emin Sabitoglu created a large number of musical compositions for theatrical spectacles.
Movie career
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
Family
• Emin Sabitoglu is writer Sabit Rahman's and Ismat khanum Iravanski's son. Ismat Khanum Iravanski was from House of Iravanski. • Musician, Jeyran Mahmudova is his daughter. • His wife is singer, Khadija Abbasova
Life and career
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Life and career
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Emin Sabitoglu died at Baku.
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Recognition and collections
Emin Sabitoglu received Shohrat Order, People's Artist of Azerbaijan, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR, Lenin Komsomol Prize and Golden Dervish.
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