Dušan Trbojević (June 13, 1925 - September 9, 2011) was a famous Serbian

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, musical writer and

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Education

Trbojević was born in

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. He studied composition with

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at the

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, and

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with Milanka Đaja at the same institution. He graduated in 1951 (Piano Performance) and 1953 (Composition) and continued his studies of piano wit
Kendall Taylor
at the

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and

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(1954–1957). Additionally, he studied in the U.S. (1965–1966).Plavša, D. (1981): ''Muzika - Prošlost, sadašnjost, ličnosti, oblici'', Izdavačka organizacija "Nota", Knjaževac

Performing career

Trbojević has performed actively as a soloist, accompanist and conductor throughout Europe, as well as in the U.S., China, India, Iran, Egypt, Cuba, Mexico. He gave the first performances of compositions by eminent Serbian composers

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, Milutin Radenković, Vasilije Moktanjac, Petar Ozgijan and Žarko Mirković.

Teaching career

Trbojević was Professor of Piano at the University of Arts in Belgrade Faculty of Music, University of Novi Sad Academy of Arts and University of Titograd Academy of Music. His former students include many prominent pianists including

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Compositions

He has been the author of numerous compositions: Piano Concerto, Piano Sonata, Sonata for

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and Piano, Suite for

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and Piano, Sonata Rustica for Piano, Two Dances for Piano,

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scores, songs for a voice with piano accompaniment (Mother, The

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, In the Storm, cycle The Man's Songs).

Publications

Trbojević has written five books about music.

Affiliations

He was the first president of the

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(EPTA) and is now honorary president of the EPTA Serbia. He was also a member and past president of the

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. He died in

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, Serbia.

References and notes

External links

An excerpt from Trbojević's book "Razmišljanja o muzici"
in Politika, January 4, 2009
An article on the occasion of 80th birthday of Dušan Trbojević

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, September 10, 2005
Professor Trbojević's lecture
about

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A recital by Dušan Trbojević
at the

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A lecture by Dušan Trbojević, Professor at the university of Arts in Belgrade
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trbojevic, Dusan Academic staff of the University of Arts in Belgrade Serbian classical pianists University of Arts in Belgrade alumni 1925 births Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music 2011 deaths 20th-century classical pianists