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Arif Jahangir oghlu Malikov<\/strong> was born on September 13, 1933 in Baku. He entered the Azerbaijan State Conservatory and graduated with a concentration in Gara Garayev\u2019s school of musical composition in 1958. He began to teach courses there in the same year, and he currently works there as a professor and as the Chair of the Department of Musical Composition. In 1957, he composed the symphonic poem \u201cNaghil.\u201d After graduating from the conservatory, he composed his second symphonic poem, \u201cFuzuli.\u201d At age 26, Arif Malikov won the Republic\u2019s National Award. In the spring of 1961, a ballet was staged in the Leningrad State Opera and Ballet Theater based on his \u201cMahabbat efsanesi,\u201d based on a play by great Turkish poet and dramatist Nazim Hikmet. In addition to the ballet, Arif Malilov also wrote a series of 12 lyric songs based on Hikmet\u2019s poetry. In 1986, Arif Malikov won the State Award for his second series of songs. The composer\u2019s ballet \u201cIkilikde\u201d (Bu torpaqda ikilikde) was staged in the Leningrad State Opera and Ballet Theater in 1969.<\/em><\/big><\/p>\n

Shortly thereafter, he completed his \u201cIki urek\u201d ballet. Arif Malikov also composed the \u201cTorpagin sesi\u201d cantata, \u201cDalgalar\u201d operetta, a concertina for flute and orchestra, several works for chamber ensembles, soundtracks to films such as \u201cSehrli khalat,\u201d \u201c26 Baku Comissars,\u201d \u201cAkhririnci ashirim\u201d and others, as well as music for plays in the drama theater including \u201cTorpaga sanjilan gilinj,\u201d \u201cAtabeyler,\u201d \u201cNatavan\u201d and others. The composer has selflessly served not only Azerbaijan but also humanity with his valuable musical compositions; he has authored nearly 50 songs. People\u2019s Artists Rashid Behbudov, Shovket Alakbarova, Zeyneb Khanlarova and others made his songs famous.<\/em><\/big><\/p>\n

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