Asya Sultanova
{{Short description|Azerbaijani composer (1923–2021)}}
Asya Bakhish Sultanova (16 October 1923 – 22 November 2021) was an Azerbaijani composer{{Cite book|last=Hixon|first=Donald L.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28889156|title=Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography|date=1993|publisher=Scarecrow Press|others=Don A. Hennessee|isbn=0-8108-2769-7|edition=2nd|location=Metuchen, N.J.|oclc=28889156}} who is best known for her works for children and her collaboration with singer Muslim Magomayev.{{Citation|title=Asya Sultanova: 3 pieces from {{as written|'Chil|drens' [sic]}} pictures'| date=10 February 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr7IiuwKUzI|language=en|access-date=2021-10-12}}
Biography
Sultanova was born in Baku. Her father was a geologist, and her mother was an English teacher. She studied at the Azerbaijan Conservatory from 1942 to 1944, and at the Moscow Conservatory, where she graduated in 1950. She remained in Moscow after graduating and lived there until her death. Her teachers included Evgeny Golubev and Vissarion Shebalin, who encouraged her to incorporate Azerbaijani folk tunes in her music.{{Cite book|last=Cohen|first=Aaron I.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16714846|title=International encyclopedia of women composers|date=1987|isbn=0-9617485-2-4|edition=Second edition, revised and enlarged|location=New York|oclc=16714846}} She was also mentored by Azerbaijani composer Kara Karaev.{{Cite web|date=2017-10-17|title=Поздравляем с Днем рождения Заслуженного деятеля искусств, композитора Асю Султанову - Федеральная национально-культурная автономия азербайджанцев России|url=https://fnkaa.ru/d0-bf-d0-be-d0-b7-d0-b4-d1-80-d0-b0-d0-b2-d0-bb-d1-8f-d0-b5-d0-bc-d1-81-d1-8e-d0-b1-d0-b8-d0-bb-d0-b5-d0-b5-d0-bc-d0-b7-d0-b0-d1-81-d0-bb-d1-83-d0-b6-d0-b5-d0-bd-d0-bd-d0-be-d0-b3-d0-be-d0-b4/|access-date=2021-10-12|language=ru-RU}}
Sultanova married, then divorced, musician and actor Vladimir Shainsky.{{Cite web|title=Shainsky, Vladimir Yakovlevich|url=https://clever-geek.imtqy.com/articles/55250/index.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=clever-geek.imtqy.com}} She presented recitals throughout the Soviet Union, and worked at a film studio. She first heard Muslim Magomayev sing in 1963.{{Cite web|title=October 2019 – Thrift Deals|url=http://www.thriftdeals.com/2019/10/|access-date=2021-10-12|language=en-US}} They collaborated on three songs, and she introduced him to Armenian composer Arno Babajanyan.
In 1967, Sultanova was awarded the title “Honored Worker of Azerbaijan.” During an interview in 2014, she estimated that she had composed 80 songs, and discussed her current project, “Ode to Friendship of Peoples.” She said, “Peace is needed on Earth - that’s what matters.”
Sultanova composed music for texts by Gabriel El-Registan, Elchin Safarli, and others.
She died on 22 November 2021, at the age of 98.[https://vestikavkaza.ru/material/370141 Ушла из жизни композитор Ася Султанова] {{in lang|ru}}
Compositions
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- Sonata No. 1{{Cite web|title=Russian Piano Music Vol. 4 R - U - PDF Free Download|url=https://qdoc.tips/russian-piano-music-vol-4-r-u-pdf-free.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=qdoc.tips|language=en}}
- Sonata No. 2
- Sonatina
- Twelve Pieces for Children
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Ася Султанова}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr7IiuwKUzI Hear Three Pieces from Children’s Pictures by Asya Sultanova]
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Category:Azerbaijani composers