Gotfrid Hasanov
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Gotfrid Alidin xva Hasanov (Lezgian
: Готфрид Алидин хва Гьасанов) (Lezgi
, 18 April 1900 in Derbent
– 28 May 1965 in Moscow
) - composer, the founder of the Dagestan professional music
, the initiator of foundation and the first director of the Dagestan musical college, the founder and the head of the Union of composers of Dagestan.
Lezgi language
Lezgian, also called Lezgi or Lezgin, is a language that belongs to the Lezgic languages. It is spoken by the Lezgins, who live in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan. Lezgian is a literary language and an official language of Dagestan. It is classified as "vulnerable" by UNESCO's Atlas of...
: Готфрид Алидин хва Гьасанов) (Lezgi
Lezgins
The Lezgians are an ethnic group living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan and who speak the Lezgian language.- Historical concept :While ancient Greek historians, including Herodotus, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder, referred...
, 18 April 1900 in Derbent
Derbent
Derbent |Lak]]: Чурул, Churul; Persian: دربند; Judæo-Tat: דארבּאנד/Дэрбэнд/Dərbənd) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, close to the Azerbaijani border. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second most important city of Dagestan...
– 28 May 1965 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) - composer, the founder of the Dagestan professional music
Music of Dagestan
The music of Dagestan includes both the Dagestani Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Academic Dance Ensemble. Gotfrid Hasanov, said to be the first professional composer from Dagestan, wrote Khochbar, the first Dagestani opera, in 1945....
, the initiator of foundation and the first director of the Dagestan musical college, the founder and the head of the Union of composers of Dagestan.