Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

On June 29, a scientific session on "Bulbul and folklore" was held at the Huseyn Javid House Museum.

At first, an exhibition was shown, reflecting the life and work of an immortal master.

 Opening the event, the director of the Institute of Folklore, academician Mukhtar Imanov said that on June 22 the founder of the vocal school of Azerbaijan, the opera singer, who had a lyric-dramatic tenor voice, the outstanding khanende, the People's Artist Bulbul, will celebrate his 120th birthday. The scientist stressed that the scientific session is held in accordance with the Presidential Decree "On Holding the 120th Anniversary of Bulbul" from May 11, 2017.

Academician M.Imanov told about the invaluable services of Bulbul in the development of Azerbaijani culture brought to the attention that the great master has invested a lot of work in the education of young performers.

It was said that speaking of the merits of Bulbul in the history of our music, it should be noted his work in the field of folklore. It is no coincidence that Bulbul was the first and best performer of the leading role in the opera "Koroglu" Uzeyir Hajibeyli. Keroglu is the apex of the images he created.

In conclusion of his speech, M.Imanov noted that the immortal memory of the skillful performer of Azerbaijani folk songs, tesnifs and vocal works of Byulbyul will always be highly honored by our people.

Academician Teymur Kerimli, Academic Secretary of the Department of Humanitarian Sciences, Director of the Institute of Manuscripts, noted that, the great master Bulbul had a rich creative path, and his multifaceted activity left an indelible mark on the history of Azerbaijan's musical culture. Bulbul consisted of exceptional services in preserving and bringing to the future generations of national musical masterpieces.

Director of the Huseyn Javid House Museum, Doctor of Philology Gulbeniz Babakhanli noted that the People's Artist Bulbul was an outstanding teacher who made an invaluable contribution to the development, research and propaganda of the national musical culture. She said that Ertugrul Javid was one of the talented students of Bulbul.

It was noted that Bulbul was the author of many fundamental works on the study of the traditions of the Azerbaijani national vocal school and the synthesis of these traditions with the European opera culture. On the initiative of the great master at the State Conservatory, a research office for folk music was created. Acting from 1943 to 1932, this office was engaged in the collection, systematization and notation of samples of folk music.

At the scientific session, reports were delivered by Dr. Naile Rahimbeyli's "Bulbul and Musical Folklore" and Arzu Mamedkhanli's "Immortalized Voice".

Then the event continued with the artistic part. In the artistic part were performed folk songs and classical works from the repertoire of Bulbul.

©All rights are reserved. Citing to www.science.gov.az is necessary upon using news.