Biography

Javanshir Rahim oglu Guliyev (November 22, 1950, Nukha) — Azerbaijani composer, Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1992).

Javanshir Rahim oglu Guliyev was born on November 22, 1950 in Sheki. He graduated from the secondary Russian school in 1967 and from the Shaki Music Technical College in 1968. In the same year, he entered the Tar Department of the Faculty of Folk Musical Instruments of the Azerbaijan State Conservatory named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov. After two years, he transferred to the Faculty of Composition of the Conservatory and in 1975 he graduated from the class of the outstanding composer, professor Covdat Hajiyev.

The diploma work was "First Symphony" for a large symphony orchestra. While still a student, C. Guliyev started experiments in composition. In the "First Quartet" he wrote while studying in the 2nd year, he succeeded in creating a new style of music by synthesizing national music, which is the main creative principle in the future, with modern compositional techniques. The work was received with great interest by the listeners, it was liked and for a long time it was the cause of creative debates in terms of "nationality and modernity". It was played at a number of inter-conservatory conferences, at the then Union of Composers of the USSR (Moscow), and aroused great interest. Later, a number of other works composed by J. Guliyev in this style were performed in various countries of Europe and America and received great appreciation.

Javanshir Guliyev is the author of the first military march of modern Azerbaijan. For the first time, J. Guliyev used the instrument in chamber music equally with the bow, cello, and flute. For the first time, J. Guliyev included the lute and the trumpet in the composition of symphonic and symphonic-jazz orchestras and used them as the main instruments. Since his student years, i.e. since 1973, he started working as a sound director at the Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee and worked in that position for 17 years.

In 1990-1993, he was the artistic director of the Azerbaijan State Concert Union. In 1980-1998, he worked as a teacher at Uzeyir Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatory — Baku Academy of Music, in 1994-2003 at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. From September 1, 1992 to 2005, he worked as the head of the music department at the Academic National Drama Theater. Since 2003, he has been an associate professor at the National Conservatory of Azerbaijan, since 2005 he has been a professor, since 2005 he has been a professor at the Faculty of Performing Arts of the Near East University of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

He returned to Azerbaijan after living in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus for 19 years.