Emin Sabitoglu


Emin Sabitoglu 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 graduating from musical school in Baku, he entered Gara Garayev’s class at Baku Conservatoire, in 1954. Two years later he was transferred to the Moscow State Conservatory named after Tchaikovsky. 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 of 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 theaters in Baku, he composed music for theaters 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, and songs for many films. Besides that, Emin Sabitoglu created a large number of musical compositions for theatrical spectacles.

Movie career

Otel otagi
Otel otagi
8.0
Composer
1998
Tähminä
Tähminä
8.6
Composer
1993
Sem dney posle ubiystva
Sem dney posle ubiystva
6.4
Composer
1991
Villain
Villain
7.3
Composer
1988
Özgä ömür
Özgä ömür
7.9
Composer
1987
Firangiz Mutallimova, Yashar Nuri, and Hasanagha Turabov in Bäyin ogurlanmasi
Bäyin ogurlanmasi
8.4
Composer
1985
Hasanagha Turabov in Atlari yaharlayin
Atlari yaharlayin
8.5
Composer
1984
Evlari kondalan yar
Evlari kondalan yar
7.8
TV Movie
composer
1982
Pered zakrytoy dveryu
Pered zakrytoy dveryu
7.5
Composer
1982
Onun balali sevgisi
Onun balali sevgisi
7.6
Composer
1980
Prostite nas
Prostite nas
7.9
Composer
1979
Istintaq
Istintaq
7.8
Composer
1979
Hasanagha Turabov in Yubiley dante
Yubiley dante
6.8
Composer
1978
Oasis in the Fire
Oasis in the Fire
5.4
Composer
1978
Bayqus gäländä
Bayqus gäländä
7.4
Composer
1978
Den rozhdeniya
Den rozhdeniya
8.3
TV Movie
Composer
1978
Dädä Qorqud
Dädä Qorqud
8.1
Composer
1975
Dörd bazar günü
Dörd bazar günü
Composer
1974
Hijran
8.4
TV Movie
Composer
1973
The Day Passed
The Day Passed
8.6
Composer
1971
Who We Love More
Who We Love More
Composer
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