Background
GADZHIEV, Rauf Soltan ogly was born in 1922 in Azerbaidzhan.
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Rauf Soltan ogly GADZHIEV
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Azerbaizhan Conservatoire (studied composition under K. Karavayev).
Career
musical comedy Romeo is my Neighbour, Cuba—My Love, Don’t Hide Your Smile, The Fourth Bell. Mama, I"m Getting Married, The Flame (ballet), Youth Symphony, Algiers Suite (for symphony orchestra). Cantatas: Spring, An Oath to the Party, Poem about a Communist; compositions for chamber and popular orchestras; music for shows and films, and over 80 popular songs; People"s Artist of Azerbaizhan 1964; People"s Artist of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1978.Director of Azerbaizhan State Popular Orchestra since 1955. Minister of Culture for Azerbaizhan South.S.R. 1965-1971.
Membership
Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1958.
