he was awarded the title of the People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR. He remained a conductor at the Opera and Ballet Theatre till his death in 1976. See also List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR References 1907 births 1976 deaths 20th-century composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century male musicians 20th-century musicologists Musicians from Baku People from Baku Governorate Communist Party of the Soviet Union members People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Azerbaijani composers Azerbaijani ballet composers Ballet librettists Azerbaijani conductors (music) Azerbaijani musicologists Azerbaijani music critics Soviet Azerbaijani people Soviet composers Soviet male composers Badalbeyli family Musicians of Iranian descent Azerbaijani people of Iranian descent Honored Art Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR