Petar Krstić (February 18, 1877 – January 21, 1957) was a

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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 def ...

and conductor known throughout

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. Born in

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, Krstić studied under the Austrian composer Robert Fuchs and the Bohemian-Austrian musicologist Guido Adler in Vienna. He worked as a conductor and

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in Belgrade as well as musical leader of Belgrade radio. His most famous operas include ''Zulumcar'' (1927) and ''Ženidba Jankovic Stojana'' (1948). He is best known for his overtures, chamber music, and choir works.

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