Josip Štolcer-Slavenski

Josip Štolcer-Slavenski (Serbian Cyrillic: Јосип Штолцер-Славенски; 11 May 1896 – 30 November 1955 and professor at the Music Academy in Belgrade.

British musicologist Jim Samson described Štolcer-Slavenski as "undoubtedly one of a very small handful of truly major composers from South East Europe in the first half of the twentieth century".

Life and career Josip Štolcer was born in Čakovec in 1896. His father gave him his first instruction in music, then in 1913 he entered the Budapest Conservatory

Opus

Sabrana djela [Collected works], ed. N. Devčić (Zagreb and Belgrade, 1983–) Orch: Notturno, op.1, 1916, rev. 1920; Chaos from inc. Heliophonia, 1918–32 ; Balkanophonia, op.10, 1927 ; Vn Conc., 1927; Religiophonia (Simfonija orijenta), solo vv, chorus, orch, 1934; Muzika za orkestar, 1936 ; 4 balkanske igre [4 Balkan Dances], 1938 ; Muzika, chbr orch, 1938; Simfonijski epos, 1944–6; Pf Conc., 1951, inc. Chbr: Sonata religiosa, op.7, vn, org, 1919–25; Str Qt no.1, op.3, 1923 ; Slavenska sonata, op.5, vn, pf, 1924 ; Južnoslavenska pjesma i ples [South Slavonic Song and Dance], vn, pf, 1925 ; Sa sela [From the Country], op.6, fl, cl, vn, va, db, 1925 ; Str Qt no.2 ‘Lyric’, op.11, 1928 ; Str Trio, 1930; Wind Qnt, 1930 ; Str Qt no.3, 1936 ; Music for 4 trautoniums and timp, 1937; Str Qt no.4, c1949 [arr. of 4 balkanske igre, 1938] Pf: Sa Balkana, 1910–17 ; Iz Jugoslavije, 1916–23 ; Jugoslavenska svita, op.2, 1921 ; Sonata, op.4, 1924 ; Plesovi i pjesme sa Balkana [Dances and Songs from the Balkans], 2 vols., 1927 Vocal: Pesme moje majke [Songs of my Mother], A, str qt, 1916–44 ; Voda zvira iz kamena [Water Springs from the Stone], chorus, 1916–21; Molitva dobrim očima [Prayer to the Good Eyes], chorus, 1924; Ftiček veli [Little Bird Speaks], chorus, 1927; 6 narodnih popijevaka [6 Folksongs], chorus, 1927; other folksong arrs.

Incid music, music for Bosanquet's hmn, film scores

Principal publishers: Društvo skladatelja Hrvatske, Naklada Saveza Kompozitora Jugoslavije, Schott, Udruženje kompozitora Srbije

Međimurje songs Međimorje kak si lepo zeleno (Međimurje, how beautifully green you are) Raca plava po Dravi (Swimming duck on the Drava river) Tu za repu tu za len (Catch for turnip and catch for flax) Imala majka tri jedine kceri (A mother had three daughters)