Davorin Jenko
Davorin Jenko Даворин Јенко | |
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Naprej, zastava Slave Serbian Marseillaise | |
| Member of | Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
Davorin Jenko (born Martin Jenko; 9 November 1835 – 25 November 1914) was a
Naprej, zastava Slave" ("Forward, Flag of Glory!"), and the popular Serbian and Montenegrin song "Serbian Marseillaise
".
Biography
Jenko was born in the
national liberal politician Valentin Zarnik
.
In 1862, he moved to the town of
Royal Serbian Academy of Sciences, named by King Milan I of Serbia
on 5 April 1887.
He lived in Serbia until 1897, when he moved to
Bežigrad
district. In Belgrade, an international music competition is dedicated to Davorin Jenko.
Works
During his life, Jenko composed several pieces both in Slovene and Serbian.[6] He wrote the first Serbian operetta (The Sorceress, Врачара 1882)[7] and composed the music for the Serbian national anthem, based on the lyrics of Jovan Đorđević.
Most of his Slovene pieces were composed during his stay in Vienna. In 1860, he composed the music for the patriotic song Naprej, zastava Slave for the lyrics written by his cousin Simon Jenko. He also composed several other Slovene patriotic poems, which later became a crucial part of the Slovenian national canon.
See also
- Kosta Manojlović
- Petar Krstić
- Miloje Milojević
- Stevan Hristić
- Stevan Mokranjac
- Isidor Bajić
- Jovan Đorđević
- Josif Marinković
- Nenad Barački
- Tihomir Ostojić
- Stefan Stratimirović
- Branko Cvejić
- Stefan Lastavica
- Stanislav Binicki
References
- ^ Janez Cvirn -Slovenska kronika XIX. stoletja 2001 - Volume 1 - Page 465 "Davorin Jenko in »Naprej« V Cerkljah pod Krvavcem se je leta 1835 rodil Martin Jenko, ki je pozneje kot Davorin Jenko postal znan vsem Slovencem. Njegov zbor Naprej, zastava slave je bil dolgo časa slovenska himna,.."
- ^ Geoffrey Hindley Larousse encyclopedia of music 1994 p576 "Davorin Jenko (1835-1914) is considered as the founder of Slovene national music"
- ^ Dragotin Cvetko Davorin Jenko 1980
- ^ Karel Mahkota Davorin Jenko 1935
- ^ Taufbuch. Cerklje na Gorenjskem. 1828–1841. p. 102. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Stana Đurić-Klajn A survey of Serbian music through the ages 1972 "Davorin Jenko - Stankovic's work in Serbia was immediately continued by the manifold and beneficial activity of the Slovene Davorin Jenko. The first period of his life and work belonged to the time of Slovene romanticism, "
- ^ Donald Jay Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams A short history of opera p. 539 "Among opera composers of importance in Serbia were Davorin Jenko (1835–1914), whose many works for the theater include Vračara (The Sorceress, 1882), the first Serbian operetta ..."
External links
Media related to Davorin Jenko at Wikimedia Commons
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