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September 18 is celebrated as National Music Day in Azerbaijan. The National Music Day is also connected with the birthday of genius Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Our national music and culture owe the pinnacle of its development to Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

 In 1995, by the decree of Heydar Aliyev, it was decided to celebrate September 18 as the National Music Day on the eve of the 110th anniversary of the birth of the genius composer.

U. Hajibeyov  besides of laying the foundations of the national school of composition and new paths of development in the history of Azerbaijani musical culture, wrote the first opera, the first musical comedy and more than 300 folk songs in the history of Azerbaijani music., marches, cantatas, fantasy, songs and romances, chamber and choral works.

According to the program of the XIV Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival, a virtual exhibition called "September 18 - National Music Day" was prepared by the staff of the National Library of Azerbaijan named after M.F. Akhundzade. In the virtual exhibition, photos, books on the subject and articles published in periodical press pages are displayed.

Those who want to get acquainted with the virtual exhibition can access the link http://anl.az/el/vsb/Milli_Musiqi_gunu/index.htm