Scientific Work of Ilham Nazarov, a Prominent Representative of the Modern Vocal Performance School of Azerbaijan

Abstract

The honoured artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Nazarov, is a prominent representative of the Azerbaijani school of vocal performance of the 21st century. He went down in the history of the art of vocal performance in Azerbaijan as the first performer with a countertenor sound timbre, wide vocal performance capabilities, and a sound range of 5 octaves. I. Nazarov’s field of activity is wide and diverse. Another direction of his multi-sided professional path is scientific creativity. The musician is the author of various programs, scientific articles, guidelines and manuals. The article also deals with the scientific activity of I. Nazarov and clarifies his features. At the same time, the author explains the importance of scientific works written by the performer for the musical science of Azerbaijan. We would like to note that the scientific work of I. Nazarov is studied in a broad sense for the first time.The purpose of this research is the study of the features of the scientific activity of I. Nazarov, the definition of his method of approach as a researcher, the scope of his scientific works.The research methodology consists of analytical and chronological analysis methods. Here are analyzed and systematized features of scientific creativity of I. Nazarov. The method of analysis as applied in the article is aimed at a thorough study of the musician’s scientific activity. The research analyzes scientific works authored by I. Nazarov and establishes a connection with his teaching activities.The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that here the scientific work of I. Nazarov is examined for the first time, as well as the importance of his method of approach as a researcher, the range of subjects of his works, research directions, innovations made into a music science of Azerbaijan, and the relevance of such research are identified. At the same time, the article deals with the research conducted in connection with the features of the countertenor sound timbre of I. Nazarov, as well as his research work considering the USSR People’s artist, prominent figure Muslim Magomayev.Conclusions. Based on the study of the features of the scientific activity of Ilham Nazarov, the following conclusions may be made. In the creative works of I. Nazarov, the research papers are of great importance. Despite the fact that the musician has been engaged in scientific activities since 2015, he is also the author of numerous scientific articles, guidelines, training programs, manuals, etc. The scope of the researcher’s topics is wide and diverse. We would like to note that some of the topics studied by I. Nazarov have been studied in the field of music science in Azerbaijan for the first time. From this point of view, these research papers are of great importance. Here we can note the study of the features of the countertenor sound timbre and the study of the work of the USSR People’s artist, Muslim Magomayev.The artist studied the features of the voice in a broad and comprehensive manner as a performer with a countertenor sound timbre. Let’s note that the first scientific article authored by I. Nazarov is related to the countertenor sound timbre. In this regard, the musician has developed training manuals, guidelines and programs. In a book called “The Technique of Countertenor Performance”, the researcher describes the features of countertenor sound and scientifically proves the authenticity of such a sound.The main characteristic feature of the scientific activity of I. Nazarov is applying modern methods. For example, in the dissertation paper related to the study of M. Magomayev’s creative work, I. Nazarov describes the performance characteristics through the physical parameters and computer programs on the example of cavatina of Figaro performed by the famous singer. This method was first applied in the musical science of Azerbaijan and it is an important step in studying the features of vocal performance.