Academy Of Music, Ljubljana
Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana ( sl, Akademija za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani) is the main junior conservatory in Slovenia. The school has its origin in the Music School of the Slovene Philharmonic Society (founded 1821, indirectly descended from the Ljubljana Philharmonic Academy of Johann Berthold von Höffer, 1701),Great Soviet encyclopedia: Volume 30 Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich Prokhorov - 1982 "In the 18th and early 19th centuries Ljubljana and Zagreb became major centers of musical life. The Ljubljana Philharmonic Academy, founded in 1701, was one of the oldest such academies in Europe. The city's Philharmonic Society which became the basis of the Ljubljana Conservatory in 1919, and then the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 1939. The secondary programme became an independent institution as the Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory in 1953. Former deans of the academy *Julij Betetto (1933–1940) *Anton Trost (1940–?) *Leon Pfeifer *Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johann Berthold Von Höffer
Johann Berthold von Höffer (born in Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ... on 24 July 1667 - died 1718) was a nobleman from Ljubljana, and an amateur Slovenian composer. He founded ''The Academia Philharmonicorum'', Ljubljana in 1701, and primarily composed Latin oratorios. His artistic name in the Academia was ''Operose Devius''.Elisabeth Theresia Fritz-Hilscher, Theophil Antonicek ''Die Wiener Hofmusikkapelle: Krisenzeiten der Hofmusikkapellen'' 2006 p89 "Die Seele der Unternehmung war Johann Berthold Höffer, ein Krainer Patrizier und erster Direktor der Vereinigung mit dem Akademie-Namen Operose Devius (der Einsame)." See also * Ljubljana Academy of Music References 1667 births 1718 deaths Slovenian composers Male composers Musicians from Ljub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ljubljana Music And Ballet Conservatory
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state. Name The origin of the name ''Ljubljana'' is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julij Betetto
Julij Betetto (August 27, 1885 – January 14, 1963 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian bass singer and composer. He was the first dean of the Ljubljana Academy of Music Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana ( sl, Akademija za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani) is the main junior conservatory in Slovenia. The school has its origin in the Music School of the Slovene Philharmonic Society (founded 1821, indirectl .... Since 1980, the Slovene Music Artists Association has awarded the Betetto Award annually for best original music achievements; the last Betetto Award was given in 2012. References External links * 1885 births 1963 deaths Musicians from Ljubljana Slovenian composers Male composers 20th-century Slovenian male singers Prešeren Award laureates Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana Slovenian male musicians {{slovenia-composer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucijan Marija Škerjanc
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer who was accomplished on and wrote for a number of musical instruments such as the piano, violin and clarinet. His style reflected late romanticism with qualities of expressionism and impressionism in his pieces, often with a hyperbolic artistic temperament, juxtaposing the dark against melodic phrases in his music. Škerjanc belongs among the most important older composers of modern Slovene music and is a key Slovenian music personality of the 20th century. For his work, he was four times awarded the Prešeren Award. Since 1949, he was a regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU). Biography Škerjanc was born in Graz. He studied in Ljubljana, Prague, Vienna, Paris and Basel. He spent many years teaching composition at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, teaching composers such as Nada Ludvig-Pečar whilst servin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marijan Lipovšek
Marijan Lipovšek (Ljubljana 26 January 1910 – 25 December 1995) was a Slovenian composer, pianist, and teacher. A native of Ljubljana, he studied music in that city before heading to Prague in 1932; among his teachers were Pavel Šivic, Josef Suk (composer), Josef Suk, and Alois Hába. He later taught at the Ljubljana Academy of Music. He was father of the mezzo-soprano Marjana Lipovšek.Slovenia: the Bradt travel guide Robin McKelvie, Jenny McKelvie - 2008 "The voice of Ljubljana-born Marjana Lipovsek, daughter of composer Marijan Lipovsek, has been appreciated by opera-goers around the world, as she has taken the leading role in venues like Vienna, Hamburg, Munich and Paris, " References See also *List of Slovenian composers 1910 births 1995 deaths Slovenian composers Male composers Slovenian classical pianists Prešeren Award laureates Golden Arena winners Slovenian photographers Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana Musicians from Ljubljana 20th-centur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Janko Ravnik
Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer.Booklet to Bernarda Fink ''Slovenija!'' 2010 Harmonia Mundi He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana. In 1928 and 1929, he filmed ''In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn'' ( sl, V kraljestvu Zlatoroga), the first Slovene feature film. It features the ascent of a group of students to the top of Triglav, Mount Triglav. In 1929, Ravnik filmed a great national ceremony in Ljubljana on the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Illyrian Provinces, during which a monument was erected to Napoleon and Illyria at French Revolution Square. One of his pupils was Pavel Šivic. References 1891 births 1981 deaths People from the Municipality of Bohinj Slovenian film directors Slovenian pianists Slovenian composers Male composers 20th-century composers 20th-century pianists Slovenian male musicians {{Slovenia-composer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dejan Bravničar
Dejan Bravničar (October 1, 1937 in Ljubljana, – March 21, 2018) was a Slovenian violinist. His father was the composer Matija Bravničar, and his mother was the ballet dancer and teacher Gizela Bravničar. He studied at the Music School in Ljubljana, as a student in the class of :sl:Fran Stanič. He graduated from the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 1957 under Karel Rupel (1907–1968). From 1957 to 1960 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of the violinist David Oistrach and then trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome for a year under Italian violinist Pina Carmirelli. He began solely as a concert performer and as a soloist has performed with many orchestras under notable conductors, but later he worked as an educator. He played in England, France, Austria, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and elsewhere. He collaborated with many foreign conductors such as Paul Klecki, Kurt Sanderling, Kirill Kondrashin, Carlo Zecc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Music Schools In Slovenia
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz the p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |