Abstract
This article is devoted to the first conservatory creation of the Muslim East, which was opened in the city of Baku on August 26, 1921. In itself, this remarkable fact testifies to the difficulties that arose on the way to creating this Higher Musical Educational Institution in Baku. The article consistently highlights the most important facts related to the opening and activities of the conservatory. It is important to emphasize that despite all the difficulties that arise along the way, Uz. Hajibeyli and his associates persistently went to their cherished dream – the creation of the first conservatory in Baku. The purpose of the research is to identify the conditions in which the first conservatory of the Muslim East was created. Uz. Hajibeyli took years of consistent work to create that strong foundation on which the building of the conservatory was erected, now BMA named after. Uz. Hajibeyli. Note that August 26, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the first conservatory in Azerbaijan founding. The research methodology is based on genuine historical facts with which the activities of Uzeyir Hajibeyli were associated in the process of creating the conservatory. The scientific novelty of the research is associated with some facts of Uz. Hajibeyli’s life, which were not mentioned at all in Soviet times. All these facts, one way or another, come out of the time of the existence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The ADR national anthem was written by Uz. Hajibeyli. It is also the anthem of modern Azerbaijan. Conclusions. The approaching centenary anniversary of the first conservatory in Azerbaijan allows not only to evaluate the path it has travelled but also to pay tribute to its creator, Uzeyirbek Hajibeyli, the founder of Azerbaijani professional music, a great visionary who consistently leads Azerbaijani music along the path of progress and conquest of heights in composing, performing and educational processes in the republic.
Highlights
The formation of a particular artistic culture as a whole, as well as the direct development of its spheres, is entirely connected with the development of the country, its economic well-being, the level of education and culture, and, the activities of its great representatives involved in this process.Recieved 01.10.2021 musical-art.knukim.edu.uaBulletin of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts
This article is devoted to the first conservatory creation of the Muslim East, which was opened in the city of Baku on August 26, 1921
A native of Karabakh, whose childhood was associated with the unsurpassed natural beauty and enchanting musical and poetic atmosphere of Shushi, he forever entered the history of Azerbaijani musical art as the creator of the first opera and the first conservatory of the Muslim East
Summary
The formation of a particular artistic culture as a whole, as well as the direct development of its spheres, is entirely connected with the development of the country, its economic well-being, the level of education and culture, and, the activities of its great representatives involved in this process. It will not be a revelation that the flourishing of artistic culture is invariably associated with the human factor In this regard, we would like to note the role and significance of the activity of a largely unique, and unrepeatable personality in the history of Azerbaijani musical art of the 20th century, such as Uzeyir Hajibeyli.. It should be noted that we are talking about a composer who has won wide audience recognition, the author of popular music and stages works, including the mugam opera ‘Layli and Majnun’ (1908) and musical comedies ‘Not that, so this’ (1910) and ‘Arshin Mal Alan’ (1913) Along with this Uz. Hajibeyli was a well-known publicist who raised in his articles acutely topical and urgent problems related to education, opening schools in rural areas, improving the living conditions of people living in certain corners of Azerbaijan. As unexpected as the idea of opening a conservatory might seem in itself, historical reality turned out to be just as complex, tragic
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