Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.]

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Azerbaijan music site: Asaf Zeynalabdin oglu Zeynalli. Born 1909, Derbent : died 1932, Baku. Azerbaijan composer and teacher.

Initailly started at a local school, where he became a member of the school choir and was taught the clarinet, aften participating in the local brass band . In 1920 his family moved to Baku, and he continued his education at a military school where he learnt to play the trumpet.

In 1923, Zeynally enrolled in the newly established musical college in Baku, where he studied with Uzeyir Hajibeyov. While studying at the college, he composed his first work entitled Mahni ‘The Song’ and performed it on his trumpet, whoch aroused interest by local music experts, encouraged by Hajibeyov, Zeynally enrolled in the composer program at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire upon graduating from the musical college in 1926.

Along with writing music, Zeynally also wrote and published articles on Azeri musical culture, in which he mainly developed Hajibeyov's method of merging traditional Azeri styles with Western European classical music. In the early 1930s, he was among members who opposed the goal of the Soviet authorities to ban the tar, a stringed instrument, much used in Azerbaijan music.

From 1928, Zeynally taught at the music school linked to the conservatoire – his students included Karayev, Hajiyev and Guliyev. 1929 became the peak of the composer's activity and among his works produced that year was the romance Olkam ‘My Country’, a children's suite, Garabagh shikastasi for orchestra, and azerbaijan folk songs arranged for western instruments. In 1931, he graduated from the Conservatoire and was appointed head of the Department of Music of the Baku Turkic Labour Theatre. During that employment he wrote the music for the controversial propaganda play Sevil which toured St Petersburg successfully.

Zeynalli died in 1932 from typhus, at the age of 23.

Zeynalli A - Childrens Suite for Piano (publ. 1981).pdf

Suite No. 1 for Children (1948)
1. Procession of Dolls
2. Child and Ice (Song)
3. Dance
4. At Play
5. The Sheep (Azerbaijan Folksong)
6. Dispute

Zeynalli A - Two Fugues for Piano (Baku 1951).pdf

Two Fugues [3-parts] (1951)

Zeynalli A - Chargyakh for Piano (Baku 1955).pdf

Chargyakh (Baku 1955)

also some romances in the vocal section.

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Azerbaijan music site: Gyulnaz Abutalyb kyzy Abdulla-Zade (1946 - )

Abdulla-zade G - Seven Preludes & Sonatina for Piano (Baku 1979).pdf

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Azerbaijan music site: Vasif Zul’fugar ogly Adigezalov. Born 1935 Baku : died 2006. Azerbaijan composer. Honored worker of the Armenian SSR (1973).

Graduated from the Azerbaijan Conservatoire in 1958, where he had studied composition with Karayev. Further studies in piano with Kulievoy (1959).

From 1959-61 was music editor of the Azerbaijan Philharmonic Society and then from 1961-64, he taught at the Azerbaijan Conservatoire. From 1966-69 was artistic director of an Azerbaijan music and dance ensemble. His compositions reflect some of the influence of Shostakovich and his teacher, Karayev.

Also a number of scores in orchestral, chamber and vocal threads.

Adigezalov V - Berceuse for Piano (taken from album 1975).pdf

Adigezalov V - Piano Sonata (1959).pdf

Adigezalov V - Six Piano Pieces for Children (Baku 1960).pdf

Six Pieces for Children (1960)
1. Lyrical Melodie
2. At Play
3. Berceuse
4. Dance
5. Reflection
6. March

Adigezalov V - Twenty Piano Pieces for the Young (Azaeneshg 1964).pdf

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From Azerbaijan music site: Suleiman Eiyub ogly Aleskerov (1924 - )

Alesgerov S - Two Pieces for Piano (Baku 1959).pdf

NOTE: I am struggling to post scores to Pianophilia - seems to be a problem at my end but larger files continue to crash. I will hopefully be able to post smaller piano and chamber pieces where I can, but larger files (mainly two piano, larger chamber and orchestral works) will have to wait until the matter is resolved.

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Azerbaijan music site: Nazim Agalarov-ogly Aliverdibeyov (1926 - 1985).

Aliverdibeyov N - Lachin for Piano.pdf

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Azerbaijan music site:

Abbasov & Neymatov - Two Pieces for Piano (Baku 1944)
1. Abbasov – Playing with a hobbyhorse
2. Neymatov G – Flowers blooming

Abbasov & Neymatov - Two Pieces for Piano (Baku 1944).pdf

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Azerbaijan music site: Akshin Alikuli ogly Ali-Zade (1937 - )

Alizade A - Piano Sonata No. 1 (1959 Baku 1965).pdf

Alizade A - Dastan [Sage] and Ancient Times for Piano + Portrait for Violin & Piano (fs+part 1994).pdf

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Azerbaijan music site: Jeyhun Kerim oglu Allahverdiyev (1972 - )

Allahverdiyev J - Pieces for Piano (Baku 2013).pdf

1. Six Pieces for Children (1979-82)
a. Baby and ice
b. On the way
c. Sad song
d. Game
e. Sentimental Waltz
f. The goat
2. Seven Preludes from Twelve Preludes (1987-90)
3. Sonatina (1989)
4. Piano Sonata (1993)
5. Two Boards (2006)
a. Love you
b. Sea & Sky
6. ‘Touch-Fantasies’ (2011)
a. Manifestation
b. Thought
c. Imagination
d. Anxiety
e. Influence

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Azerbaijan music site: Fikret Meshadi Dzhamil’ ogly Amirov (1922 - 1984)

Unfortunately owing to my pc issues and the size of this file, I can not post on Pianophilia - however, all of the pieces have been shared on Pianophilia previous, but just nice to have them in one album. If you would like a copy then e-mail me on: malcolm.ballan@gmail.com - and I'll send you a copy (the same goes for any scores I'm struggling to post at the moment).

Piano Album (Soviet Composer 1985)
1. Twelve Children Pictures
2. Twelve Miniatures
3. Lyrical Piece
4. Two Impromptus
5. Two Preludes
6. Variations.

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Azerbaijan music site: Aziz Alekper ogly Azimov [Azizov] (1933 - )

Azimov A - Ten Preludes for Piano (Azernashr 1973).pdf