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Ciprian Porumbescu (; born Cyprian Gołęmbiowski on 14 October 1853 – 6 June 1883) was a
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n composer born in Șipotele Sucevei in
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(now Shepit, Vyzhnytsia Raion,
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). He was among the most celebrated Romanian composers of his time; his popular works include ''Crai nou'', '' Song of the Tricolour'', ''Song for Spring'', ''Ballad for violin and piano'', and ''Serenada''. In addition, he composed the music for the Romanian patriotic "Song of Unity", also known as "
Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire" () is a Romanian patriotic song dedicated to the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia established in 1859. The text was written by and the music was composed by Ciprian Porumbescu in 1880. Its tune i ...
" ("Unity is Written on our Flag"), which was Romania's anthem from 1975 to 1977 and is currently used for
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Himni i Flamurit "" () is the national anthem of Albania, adopted in 1912. Its music is derived from the Romanian patriotic song "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire", composed by Ciprian Porumbescu. The lyrics, which are close to the original Romanian lyrics, were ...
". His work spreads over various forms and musical genres, but the majority of his work is choral and operetta.


Biography

Ciprian Porumbescu was born into the family of Iraclie Gołęmbiowski a Romanian Orthodox priest and Emilia Clodnițchi, Polish, daughter of the forest brigadier from Voievodeasa. Iraclie Gołęmbiowski called himself Iraclie Porumbescu from his youth, but he did not officially change his name until 1881, when Ciprian was at school in Suceava. He studied music in Suceava and Cernăuți, then continued at the ''Konservatorium für Musik und darstellende Kunst'' in
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from 1879 to 1881 under
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and
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. His artistic career as a composer, conductor, violinist, and pianist started in Cernăuți, and continued in Vienna, and later in Brașov where he taught vocal music at Romanian schools. Ciprian Porumbescu wrote poetry, lyrics and press articles, and actively participated in public cultural life. He helped the rise of the Romanian music school during an age of enthusiasm generated by Romania's independence. Some of the most remarkable musical pages of the composer were inspired by national heroes and great army leaders, such as Stephen III of Moldavia and Dragoș Vodă. The appreciation of his music came from the melodic nature of his compositions and their folklore inspiration. In 1877, Porumbescu was arrested by the Austrian authorities due to his political ideals of Bucovina independence manifested within the
Arboroasa Arboroasa (roughly, "the woodland") was a society (''Studentenverbindung'') for Romanian students in the Austro-Hungarian city of Czernowitz (''Cernăuți''; now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), located in the Bukovina region of Cisleithania. Operating betwee ...
society; Arboroasa was an ultra nationalistic Romanian organisation in Cernowitz (Cernăuți). during detention, he contracted tuberculosis. He was released later after being found not guilty, going on to become a founding member of
Societatea Academică Junimea Societatea Academică Junimea (Romanian for "Junimea Academic Society") was a society (''Studentenverbindung'') for Romanian students in the Austro-Hungarian city of Czernowitz, located in the Bukovina region of Cisleithania. The city was called '' ...
(Junimea Academic Society). He died at the age of 29 in Stupca, which was renamed
Ciprian Porumbescu Ciprian Porumbescu (; born Cyprian Gołęmbiowski on 14 October 1853 – 6 June 1883) was a Romanian composer born in Șipotele Sucevei in Bukovina (now Shepit, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Ukraine). He was among the most celebrated Romanian composers ...
in his honor. Ciprian Porumbescu left a legacy of more than 250 works, bringing him fame and popularity through his short life. The composer saw his work ''Crai nou'' ("New Moon") performed in Brașov, while his vocal works ''Pe-al nostru steag'' ("On Our Flag"), ''Tricolorul'' ("The Tricolor", dedicated to Romania's national flag), ''Cântec de primăvară'' ("Spring Song"), ''Serenada'', ''Cântecul gintei latine'' ("Latin Nation's Song"), ''La malurile Prutului'' ("On the Shores of the Prut River"), and ''Altarul mânăstirii Putna'' (" Putna Monastery's Altar") were already in the public conscience.Constantin Ghiban, ''Cînta la Stupca o vioară. Editi̧a a II-a'', Bucharest, 1961.


Major works


Crai Nou

As a student at the Vienna Musical Conservatory, Porumbescu noted with great interest the success of operettas by Strauss, Suppé, Offenbach and others. His supreme goal was to replace the frivolity of subject-matter in the fashionable operettas with a plot that revived old Romanian traditions. Among them was ''Crai Nou'' (New Moon), in which the new-born moon will fulfill every lover's dreams of happiness (collected and published by Vasile Alecsandri), appeared the most appropriate for the dream-like environment of the local and earnest task he had in mind. The result was Romania's first operetta of the same name.


Ballad for Violin and Orchestra

Finished on 21 October 1880, the Ballad for Violin and Orchestra soon became the best known work by Ciprian Porumbescu, and a reference work in Romanian classical music of the 19th century. In seclusion at Stupca, the composer meditated, drafted and then finished the piece, full of poetry and bitter nostalgia, with light and shade, a mixture of " Doina", old dance and song, everything in the environment of serene melancholy.


References


External links


Biography at compendium.ro

BaladaCiprian Porumbescu's House – videoCiprian Porumbescu's House – Official site
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