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Emil Hájek
Emil Hájek, , (March 3, 1886 March 17, 1974) was a Serbian pianist, composer (student of Antonín Dvořák) and music pedagogue of Czechs in Serbia, Czech descent. As a professor of piano at the Belgrade Music Academy, he was one of the founders of modern Serbian pianistic school. He was also a founding member and first president of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia. From 1920 to 1921, he served as director of the Saratov Conservatory. His students included Serbian composer Darinka Simic-Mitrovic. References

1886 births 1974 deaths Yugoslav pianists Academic staff of the University of Arts in Belgrade Musicians from Hradec Králové 20th-century Russian male musicians Academic staff of Saratov Conservatory {{Serbia-musician-stub ...
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Serbia
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Association Of Musical Artists Of Serbia
The Association of Musical Artists of Serbia (Serbian:''Udruženje muzičkih umetnika Srbije'', also known as ''UMUS'') is an association which gathers together musicians from Serbia who dedicated themselves to performing classical music. The goals of the Association include: participating in cultural and artistic activities, elevating the musical education of audiences, training the members, protecting performance copyrights, and assisting young artists in their performances. It is a non-profit organization, subsidized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. ''UMUS'' cooperates with the Secretariat of Culture of the City of Belgrade, as well as with institutions and individuals. Activities The association has organized concerts of their members, both in Belgrade ( Kolarac's Legacy Concert Hall, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Gallery of Frescoes, National Museum Hall, Vračar Centre of Culture, Vuk Karadžić Centre of Culture, Music School Stanković, Music Scho ...
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Musicians From Hradec Králové
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A musician who records and releases music is often referred to as a recordin ...
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Academic Staff Of The University Of Arts In Belgrade
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. The Royal Spanish Academy defines academy as scientific, literary or artistic society established with public authority and as a teaching establishment, public or private, of a professional, artistic, technical or simply practical nature. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, '' Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his session ...
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Yugoslav Pianists
Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1929) ** Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFR Yugoslavia, a federal republic which succeeded the monarchy and existed 1945–1992 ** Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or FR Yugoslavia, a new federal state formed by two successor republics of SFR Yugoslavia established in 1992 and renamed "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2003 before its dissolution in 2006 * Yugoslavs, either as citizens of the former Yugoslavia, or people who self-identify as ethnic Yugoslavs * Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language, with "Yugoslav" proposed in 1861 and rejected as the legal name of the language by a decree of the Austrian Empire People * Jugoslav Dobričanin (born 1956), Serbian politician * Jugoslav Lazić (born 1979), Serbian former professional football ...
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1974 Deaths
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a Metapolitefsi, parliamentary republic and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World ...
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1886 Births
Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella '' Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). February * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. ...
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Darinka Simic-Mitrovic
Darinka Simic-Mitrovic (born February 19, 1937) is a Serbian author, composer and music educator. Biography Simic-Mitrovic was born in Belgrade. She earned a degree from the Music Academy in Belgrade in 1962, where her teachers included Emil Hajek and Predrag Milosevic. After graduating, Simic-Mitrovic taught piano at the Music School Josip Slavenski, where she received the 1964 April 4 Award of the Federation of Students. In 1967, she began working as a music editor at Radio Belgrade. She married Mirosav Mitrovic in 1975 and they had two daughters. Simic-Mitrovic is a member of the Composers’ Association of Serbia. In addition to composing music, she wrote a book about Serbian theatre, and contributed to a history of the Belgrade Symphony Orchestra and Choir of Radio-Television Belgrade. Her works have been published by Radio Beograd and Zvonik. They include: Books *''A Sentimental Story of Serbian Theatre'' *''Da Capo all’Infinito: Half a Century Since the Founding o ...
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Saratov Conservatory
Sobinov Theatre Institute of the Saratov State Conservatory ( is a music conservatory in Russia. The conservatory in Saratov, was founded in 1912, and was the first provincial conservatory to be founded in Russia, after St Petersburg Conservatory and Moscow Conservatory. Saratov was, at the time, Russia's third city. The main building of the conservatory had been built in 1902 by architect Alexander Yulyevich Yagn, and originally it housed a music school. Before the opening of the conservatory in 1912, the building was reconstructed by the architect Semyon Akimovich Kallistratov. When Saratov Conservatory opened in September 1912, it immediately had 1,000 students ready to begin their studies.Paul Du Quenoy ''Stage fright: politics and the performing arts in late Imperial Russia'' 2009 p99 In 1935 the Conservatory was named after the tenor Leonid Sobinov. Former Directors * Stanislav Kasparovich Echsner ''(Exner, Eksner)'' (19121914) * Josef Ivanovich Slivinskii, (19141916) ...
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Belgrade Music Academy
The University of Arts in Belgrade ( sr-cyr, Универзитет уметности у Београду, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1957 as the Academy of Arts to unite four academies. It became a university and acquired its current name in 1973. History The University of Arts was established on 10 June 1957, as the Academy of Arts, a union of the existing higher art schools (academies). Until then independent, the Academy of Music (founded in 1937), the Academy of Fine Arts (founded in 1937), the Academy of Applied Arts (founded in 1948) and the Academy of Theatrical Arts (founded in 1948) became the Academy of Art, an association of higher art schools in Belgrade. In 1973, these four academies, being the only higher art schools in Serbia at that time, became faculties: the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Faculty of Music, the Faculty of Applied Arts and Design and the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (theater, film, radio and tele ...
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Pianist
A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, rock and roll. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other musical keyboard, keyboard instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ (music), organ. Pianists past and present Contemporary classical music, classical pianists focus on dedicating their careers to performing, recording, teaching, researching, and continually adding new compositions to their repertoire. In contrast to their 19th-century counterparts, they typically do not engage in the composition or transcription of music. While some classical pianists may specialize in accompaniment and chamber music, a smaller number opt for full-time solo careers. Classical Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart could be considered the first concert pianist, as ...
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Piano
A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a chromatic scale in equal temperament. A musician who specializes in piano is called a pianist. There are two main types of piano: the #Grand, grand piano and the #Upupright piano. The grand piano offers better sound and more precise key control, making it the preferred choice when space and budget allow. The grand piano is also considered a necessity in venues hosting skilled pianists. The upright piano is more commonly used because of its smaller size and lower cost. When a key is depressed, the strings inside are struck by felt-coated wooden hammers. The vibrations are transmitted through a Bridge (instrument), bridge to a Soundboard (music), soundboard that amplifies the sound by Coupling (physics), coupling the Sound, acoustic energy t ...
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