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Shusha, often dubbed as the cradle of Azerbaijani music and culture, had a reputation for its musical heritage. The town was also referred to as "the Music Conservatory of the Caucasus" because of its many talented musicians and singers.

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Hajibeyov was the creator of the first operas and operettas in the Orient.[11] In 1938, he was awarded with the title of People's Artist of the USSR. He was also honored with the Order of Lenin and the Stalin Prize which he won twice, once in 1941 for the opera Koroghlu (1936), and the other time in 1946 for the 1945 film based on his opera Arshin Mal Alan.

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In 1908, Hajibeyov wrote his first opera, Leyli and Majnun, based on the tragic love story[8] by the 15th century poet Fuzûlî. This would be the first of 7 operas and 3 musical comedies that Hajibeyov would compose throughout his life. In Leyli and Majnun, the uniqueness of the traditional modal music of mugham was incorporated into a Western genre with the use of instruments indigenous to both traditions.

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He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani composed classical music and opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

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He was the first composer of an opera " Leyli and Majnun"  in the Islamic world.

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Born in Shusha Agjabadi, Azerbaijan in September 18, 1885

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Azerbaijani composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan