Jovan Đurov Ivanišević (1861-1889) was a Montenegrin

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from Donji Kraj near

Cetinje Cetinje (, ) is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital (''prijestonica'' / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro ...

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. While young he showed exquisite talent for music, and is most famous for composing the contemporary

anthem An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short ...

Principality of Montenegro The Principality of Montenegro ( sr, Књажевина Црна Горa, Knjaževina Crna Gora) was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Nikola I, who then ...

and

Kingdom of Montenegro The Kingdom of Montenegro ( sr, Краљевина Црна Горa, Kraljevina Crna Gora) was a monarchy in southeastern Europe, present-day Montenegro, during the tumultuous period of time on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World ...

Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" ( sr, Убавој нам Црној Гори, en, To Our Beautiful Montenegro) was the national and state anthem of the Kingdom of Montenegro in the late 19th-early 20th century. A popular song called " Onamo, 'namo!" () ...

(To Our Beautiful Montenegro). He died while being a student of the

Prague Conservatory The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervatoř) is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level ...

: while

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on the

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, the

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broke under him and he drowned.

References

# Glas Crnogorca, 19 October 1999: Jovan Markuš
Двије црногорске химне
Montenegrin composers 1889 deaths Accidental deaths in the Czech Republic Deaths by drowning 1861 births 19th-century composers National anthem writers {{Montenegro-singer-stub