About Mirza Faraj Rzayev
Lived 1847 – 1927 (aged 80). Mirza Faraj Rzayev was a Russian musician.
Mirza Faraj Rza oghlu Rzayev (, March 15, 1847 — March 27, 1927) was an Azerbaijani musician, tar player.
Biography Mirza Faraj was born on March 15, 1847, in Baku. He played tar in drama and later opera performances in Baku since 1886, and accompanied Jabbar Garyaghdioglu, Kechachioghlu Muhammed and other singers in "Oriental Nights" and "Oriental Concerts". After the establishment of the Azerbaijan SSR, he taught mugam at the People's Conservatory (1920) and Music College (1922-1926), and organized a tar club (1923) under the Workers' Club in Baku. In 1925, under the leadership of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Mirza Faraj participated in the development of the first curriculum for teaching mugam and became a member of the "Mugam Commission".
M. Faraj died on March 27, 1927, in Baku.
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Azerbaijani musical artist
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Mirza Faraj Rzayev was born on 15 March 1847 in Baku.
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Mirza Faraj Rzayev died on 27 March 1927 in Baku.
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Mirza Faraj Rzayev was a musician.
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Mirza Faraj Rzayev was Russian.
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