Gara Garayev

Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev (Azerbaijani: Qara Əbülfəz oğlu Qarayev, Russian: Кара́ Абульфа́зович Кара́ев (Kara Abulfazovich Karayev), February 5, 1918 – May 13, 1982), also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara Karayev, was a prominent Soviet Azerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and marches, and rose to prominence not only in the Azerbaijan SSR, but also in the rest of the Soviet Union and worldwide.

Other name:

Кара Абульфаз оглы Караев,

Kara Karayev,

Qara Əbülfəz oğlu Qarayev,

Гара Гараев,

Кара Караев

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Feb 5, 1918

Deathday:

13 thg 5, 1982

Place of birth:

Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, People's Republic of Azerbaijan