Todor Skalovski ( mk, Тодор Скаловски, 21 January 1909 – 1 July 2004) was a Macedonian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

chorus Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verse ...

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conductor who wrote the music to

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Denes nad Makedonija "" ( mk, Денес над Македонија, ; ) is the national anthem of North Macedonia; both the music and lyrics date from the early 1940s. Todor Skalovski composed the music, while the lyrics were written by Vlado Maleski. It was adopte ...

" (). The music greatly resembles an old Macedonian

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, " Надежда болна е легнала" (English: "Nadezhda has lain down sick"). Skalovski transcribed the folk song and claimed it as his own.

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Composers association of Macedonia – SOCOM
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