Sabin Vasile Drăgoi (; 6 June 1894 – 31 December 1968) was a

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n composer, who specialized in folk music. His oeuvre includes orchestral and chamber works, film music and operas. He was born in a peasant family from Seliște,

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. After studying at a teachers' seminary in Arad and at the

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, he went to the

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, where he studied composition with Vítězslav Novák. From 1924 to 1950 he was professor of composition, harmony, and counterpoint at the conservatories in

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and

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, and from 1940 to 1944 he was the director of the opera house in Timișoara.

Major works

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'' *'' Kir Ianulea'' *''

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'' *'' The Misfortune'' (''Năpasta'')

References

1894 births 1968 deaths People from Arad County 20th-century Romanian classical composers Romanian opera composers Romanian male classical composers 20th-century Romanian male musicians Prague Conservatory alumni Academic staff of the National University of Music Bucharest {{romania-composer-stub