THE FIRST ENCYCLOPEADICAL COURSE ABOUT MUSIC ART
The article is dedicated to“Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia”. This “Encyclopedia” was published in 1976-1987<sup>th</sup> years on the basis of official decision of Azerbaijan National Leader Heydar Aliyev. It consists of 10 volumes and has information about all the spheres of science. The articles about the history, culture, folklore, art, archaeology, literature, economy of world peoples were printed together at the first time in this “Encyclopedia”. “Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia” is the first national encyclopaedic source about world music art. The volumes of this “Encyclopedia” contained itself wide information about music history, composers, music instruments, music art, classical and modern operas and symphonies all the world countries. This “Encyclopedia” is the first universal encyclopaedic about Azerbaijan music culture. It has a great role in propaganda and development of music information and knowledge. Azerbaijan music society has an active participate in writing of this “Encyclopedia”.