Josip Mandić or Josef Mandić (4 April 1883 –

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, 4 October 1959) was a lawyer and a composer of Croat descent.

Biography

Mandić was born on 4 April 1883 in

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(today in Italy). He graduated law from the

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in 1906. He also attended the Vienna Conservatory, taught by

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and

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. Mandić returned to native Trieste, opened a law office there, and became involved in politics as a political ally of Dinko Trinajstić. During the

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, he became a member of the Yugoslav Committee, an

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group of politicians and activists advocating unification of the

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and dissolution of

. After the war, Mandić stayed in Switzerland until 1923 when he moved to

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where he practised law and wrote music again. He died on 4 October 1959 in Prague, at the age of 76. Mandić composed approximately 20 pieces of music including: * ''Croatian Mass'' (1897) * ''Slaven and song'' (

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...

, 1902) * ''Petar Svačić'' (

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

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by , 1903) * Orchestral suite (1905) * ''String Quartet'' (1927) * ''Night Journey'' (

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, 1928) * Four

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(1929, 1930, 1953, and 1954) * ''Wind Quintet'' (1930) * ''Three Ballads'' (1932) * ''Mirjana'' (opera, 1937) * ''Captain Niko'' (opera, 1944) * ''Variations on a Mozart Theme'' (1956)

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