Franjo Dugan

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Franjo Dugan
Born(1874-09-11)11 September 1874
Died12 December 1948(1948-12-12) (aged 74)
Eralate Romantic, Cecilian movement[1]
Workssee "Works"

Franjo Dugan (11 September 1874 – 12 December 1948) was a prominent

academic
.

Biography

Dugan received his first lessons in organ from Vatroslav Kolander, organist in

organs.[4]

He was

choirmaster of the several choirs (Kolo, Sloga, Oratory choir of the St. Mark's Church) and the organist of the St. Mark's Church. He was one of the founders of the Cecilian movement in Croatia, harmonizing a vast number of Croatian folk chants.[5] He was a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[citation needed
]

Works

He composed in a late

romantical style, relying on the Baroque polyphony.[6] He was partially inspired by Croatian folklore, especially sacral traditions of the Hrvatsko Zagorje, where he was born. He composed more than fifty vocal and instrumental (mostly for organs) music works.[7]

Orchestral works

  • Uvertira (Overture), 1985
  • Simfonijski andante (Symphonical andante), 1908

Works for organ

  • Šest fughetta, 1893
  • Dva preludija, 1893
  • Prélude et fugue in G-major, 1894.
  • Dvije fuge, in c-minor and f-minor, 1894
  • Kromatska fuga in c-minor, 1895.
  • Toccata in g-minor, 1895.
  • Fantazija (Fantasy), 1895.
  • Preludij i fuga in H-major, 1908/09
  • Božićna predigra, 1942

Scientific papers

  • Elementarna teorija muzike (Elementary Theory of Music), 1922.
  • Vježbe za zborno pjevanje 1923
  • Nauka o muzičkim formama, 1932
  • Nauka o instrumentima, 1936
  • Akustika (Acustics), 1943
  • Nauk o glasbalima, 1944
  • Nauka o formama (left in manuscript)

References

  1. ^ a b croatianhistory.net Biography (bilingual: Croatian and English). Access date 16 March 2019.
  2. ISBN 978-953-95772-0-7
    .
  3. ^ Dugan, Franjo st. Croatian Encyclopedia. Access date 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ Vidaković, Albe. DUGAN, Franjo st. in: Kovačević, K. (ed.). Muzička enciklopedija, Zagreb: JLZ, 1971, Vol. 1, p. 480.
  5. ^ Marion-Kesić, Ksenija. FRANJO DUGAN st. in: Salter, L.. Vodič kroz klasičnu glazbu, Zagreb: Mladost, 1983, p. 223-224.
  6. ^ Andreis, Josip. Povijest glazbe, Zagreb: SNL, 1989, Vol. 4, p. 298-299.
  7. ^ Kovačević, Krešimir. Muzičko stvaralaštvo u Hrvatskoj 1945-1965, Zagreb: Udruženje kompozitora Hrvatske, 1966, p. 189-190.
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