Stevan Hristić
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Stevan Hristić (1885-1958) |
Stevan Hristić (
1885-
1958) was the most popular
Serbian composer of the first half of the
20th century, remembered best for his technically cultivated compositions in the
Neoromanticist, veristic, and
Romanticist-
Impressionist styles.
He conducted his primary studies in
Leipzig, but also in
Moscow,
Paris and
Rome before the
First World War. He had an expert knowledge of both the European musical style and of Serbian national music (especially the works of
Mokranjac). Because of this, he created a distinct style that was a mix of
folkloric,
Late Romantic and
Impressionist elements in both
melody and
harmony.
His greatest contribution to the cultural life in Serbia is the founding of the
Belgrade Philharmonics. He was also the Opera director of the Belgrade Opera in
1924 -
1935, and in
1937, one of the founding professors of the Musical Academy. After the
Second World War, in
1945, he was a co-founder of the
League of Composeres of Serbia, also servin as one of its first presidents. He was also the first president of the
Alliance of Composers of Yugoslavia, founded in
1950. Since
1950 he was a casual member of the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
In
1907, he created the
stage music for
"Čučuk Stana". He continued writing
solo poems, a few
choir works and two major works - the
"Symphonic fantasy for violin and orchestra" and
"Rapsody for violin and piano". His most important creations are
"Resurrection", the first Serbian
Oratorio;
"Opelo in b minor" (a Serbian Orthodox Requiem); and the
Ballet "Ohridska legenda" (The Legend of Ohrid)", his most famous work.
One of his greater contributions is a Ballet scene of
Opera "Suton" from
1958 which he wrote while he was a guest in
Moscow.
Oratorio
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Resurrection (1912)Ballet
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The Legend of Ohrid (1947)Opera
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Twilight (1925)*
Opera Composer Entry*
History of Serbian Compositions
