Adrián Demoč (born 10 January 1985 in Zvolen) is a Slovak composer.

Biography

From 2003 to 2008 Demoč attended the

Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts ( cs, Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně; abbreviation in Czech: JAMU) is a public university with an artistic focus in Brno, Czech Republic. It was established in 1947 and consi ...

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, Czech Republic, where he studied composition with

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. During this period he also had internships in Bucharest and Vilnius. His doctoral dissertation (Brno, 2011) was on the topic of spectral music. His own compositions show the influence of American composers including Morton Feldman. He also often uses Slovak folk instruments, including the fujara. His works include a wide variety of

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, choral and orchestral music, including a

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"Still life and a chord" (2021), for

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instruments including

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and gittern.

External links

Adrián Demoč – Ma fin est mon commencement (2019) - piano version (2021)
performed by Jonathan Powell (YouTube).

References

1985 births Living people People from Zvolen Slovak composers Slovak male composers 21st-century composers Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni Slovak male musicians {{composer-stub