About Sabin Drăgoi
Lived 1894 – 1968 (aged 74). Sabin Drăgoi was a Romanian composer and ethnomusicologist.
Sabin Vasile Drăgoi (; 6 June 1894 – 31 December 1968) was a Romanian 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, Arad County. After studying at a teachers' seminary in Arad and at the music conservatory in Cluj, he went to the Prague Conservatory, where he studied composition with Vítězslav Novák. From 1924 to 1950 he was professor of composition, harmony, and counterpoint at the conservatories in Timișoara and Bucharest, and from 1940 to 1944 he was the director of the opera house in Timișoara.
Major works Constantin Brâncoveanu Kir Ianulea Horia The Misfortune (Năpasta)
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Who was Sabin Drăgoi?
Romanian musician (1894-1968)
When was Sabin Drăgoi born?
Sabin Drăgoi was born on 6 June 1894 in Seliște.
When did Sabin Drăgoi die?
Sabin Drăgoi died on 31 December 1968 in Bucharest.
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Sabin Drăgoi was a composer and ethnomusicologist.
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Sabin Drăgoi was Romanian.
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