Breda Friderika Šček Orel (20 August 1893 – 11 March 1968) was an Italian-Slovene composer, choir conductor, and singer. She published her music under the name Breda Šček.

Life

Šček was one of eight children born in

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to Slovene parents Vincencij Kanta and Josip Šček, a train driver. She studied music at the Tartini Conservatory in Trieste and at the Music Liceo Martini in Bologna, Italy. (A) Her teachers included Tina Bendazzi-Garulli, Valdo Garulli, and Adolf Skolek. She married Silvester Orel sometime before 1912. Šček worked as a singer, teacher, and choral conductor. She notated and arranged previously unpublished folk music. She also composed music for texts by

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and more than 30 Slovenian writers, including Franceta Bevka,

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(Kajuh),

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, France Prešeren,

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, and

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(Gojko). Šček self-published some of her music. Drustvo Hrvatskih Skladatelja also published her works.

Works

Orchestra

*Mala Suite *Piccola Suite

Piano

*''Preludiji'' *''Zvonovi v praznik'', 8 pieces

Vocal

*''Cez pohorje sinje'', 8 songs (voice and piano) *"Dekle na vrtu zelenem" (voice and piano) *''Hasanaginica, Cantata'' (solo voice, choir and piano) *''Jugoslavija'', 8 pieces (youth choir) *"Juhej, jaz pa v gorco grem" (voice and piano) *''Kadar jaz, dekle, umria bom'', 33 folk songs (choir) *''Mass'' *''Med rozami'', 4 solo songs *''Oj vrba'', 5 songs (voice and piano) *''Pojmo spat'', 11 pieces (youth choir) *''Raste mi raste'', 7 songs (voice and piano) *Soci, Cantata (men's choir and orchestra) *''Starka zima'' *''Sveti Andre''j, 23 pieces (men's choir) *''V Nazaretu roza raste'', 12 pieces (men's choir)

References

External links

Download free sheet music for Stotisoc Pozdravov by Breda Šček
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Hear Stotisoc Pozdravov by Breda Šček
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