Description

Fikret Amirov (1922-1984), “6 Miniatures”

• Arranged for Solo Guitar by Rovshan Mamedkuliev
• Downloadable PDF or Paper Score
• Published by Los Angeles Classical Guitar Editions
• 8 Pages

Fikret Amirov was a leading Azerbaijani composer of the Soviet period, strongly influenced by folk-music.  He studied at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire and was wounded while on active service during the Second World War with the Soviet Army against Nazi Germany. Amirov’s output includes symphonic works, ballets,  an opera, film scores, and a number of piano pieces. He was the recipient of many honors and state awards including the Stalin Prize (1949) and the USSR Peace Prize (1980).

Mr. Mamedkuliev selected 6 of the 12 Piano Miniatures composed by Fikret Amirov.  They evoke not only typical pastoral scenes, but also Azerbaijan’s folkloric traditions Ballad is a poem telling a tale of the past. Ashug’s Song is a catchy, witty song with attractive rhythmic patterns.  Lyrical Dance is reminiscent of Chopin’s use of light rhythmic movements. Hunting exploits lively scale passages and lively rhythms to express the excitement of the chase. Nocturne sets a meditative atmosphere with subtle dark melodic lines and an insistent bass line in contrast to the light energy of Toccata, presenting an incisive finale to the suite.