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Tofig Guliev started his labor activity in 1941 as an
art director of Azerbaijan State Jazz Orchestra. Later
on he was a chief of an orchestra of Azerbaijan radio,
worked at Azerbaijan State Conservatory in 1954-1958.
Tofig Guliev worked as an art director of Azerbaijan
State Philharmonic Society in 1958-1959, and as a
director of it in 1961-1964. From 1958 he was a
member, from 1968 the secretary, from 1973 the first
secretary, from 1990 till the end of his life the
chairman of Board of Directors of Composers Union of
Azerbaijan.
Tofg Gulievs name has entered to music history as a
founder of Azerbaijan variety and jazz music. Using
skillfully Azerbaijan folk music traditions and music
forms established in XX century the composer songs are
the nice examples of public music genre. Tofig
Gulievs songs distinguished with its simple music
language, clear and national color brought him the
endless love of thousands of listeners, his songs are
loved as the true folk music among people.
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