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Emin Sabitoglu (Azerbaijani: 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.
Biography
Emin Sabitoglu was born on 2 November 1937, in the family of Azerbaijani writer Sabit Rahman. After graduation from musical school in Baku, he entered Gara Garayev’s class at Baku Conservatoire, in 1954. Two years later he was transferred to 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 in 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 theatres in Baku, he composed music for theatres in Sumgayit, Ganja, Lankaran, Mingachevir, and Nakchivan.
Emin Sabitoglu died on 18 November 2000 in Baku.
Creativity
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, author of songs for many films. Besides that, Emin Sabitoglu created a large number of musical compositions for theatrical spectacles.
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
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