Institute of Manuscripts opens exhibition as part of World of Mugham Int’l Music Festival [PHOTOS]

Institute of Manuscripts has presented an exhibition of
manuscripts and documents within the 7th World of Mugham
International Music Festival, Azernews
reports.

Participants of the symposium titled “Safiaddin al-Urmavi’s
Musical Heritage-Between the Past and the Present,” held as part of
the festival, familiarized themselves with the exhibition.

The exhibition featured treatises related to music, which are
included in the symposium. Participants were provided with
information about the 37 exhibits displayed there.

Among the exhibits, written in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Persian,
and Arabic languages, there are treatises on music, as well as
medieval manuscript miniatures depicting musical instruments. The
exhibition attracted great interest from the visitors.

To promote the art of mugham, a genre rightly celebrated as the
jewel of Azerbaijan’s rich musical legacy, the 7th World of Mugham
International Music Festival is being held the country on June
17-22.

Organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Azerbaijan
Culture Ministry, this prestigious event aims to showcase and
preserve the cultural significance of mugham on the global
stage.

The festival features over 50 performers, scholars, and
distinguished guests from more than 25 countries, including
Turkiye, Germany, Spain, Morocco, Iraq, South Korea, Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan, Canada, India, Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom, the
United States, Japan, and Switzerland.

The festivities commenced on June 17 at the Heydar Aliyev Palace
with an opening concert titled “Bayati,” highlighting the
deep-rooted traditions of mugham.

A key highlight of the festival is an international competition
among young talents from Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, and China.

More than 30 emerging singers and instrumentalists compete,
showcasing the next generation of mugham artists.

The concert program also includes an interactive sound
performance in Icherisheher inspired by the “Mugham Hour” broadcast
of Azerbaijan Radio from the 1950s-60s, a symposium dedicated to
the theoretical and practical contributions of the 13th-century
musicologist Safiaddin Urmavi, and the Mugham 12 music marathon.
Well-known Azerbaijani mugham performers also deliver concert
performances.

The festival will culminate on June 22 with the closing ceremony
at the Aghdam Mugham Center in liberated Garabagh, the birthplace
of mugham.