Josip Hatze

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Josip Hatze
Croatian
Other namesJoseph Hatze
CitizenshipAustro-Hungarian Empire
OccupationComposer
Years active1912-1932
SpouseGilda Hatze (?-1914)
FamilyRuben Radica (grandson)

Joseph Hatze (1879–1959) was one of the first and most prominent Croatian composers [1] at the beginning of the 20th century.

Hatze was born in

orchestral and choir performances in the Split theater encouraged the 16-year-old Hatze to sing at Chapel Mass. During that time he wrote "Misa a Kapela" (in Croatian text), which was performed with great success. Later other Dalmatian
school choirs started performing his musical work.

He completed his studies in composition in 1902 at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro with the operatic composer Pietro Mascagni. Returning home to Split, he worked as a choir teacher at the Central Technical School in Split and was the choirmaster at the choral society Zvonimir.

During

El Shatt in Egypt. There he organized a camp choir. Hatze taught the basics of music to his grandson, Ruben Radica (b. 1941), who became a professional musician, teacher and composer.[2]

Hatze wrote about 60 songs, cantatas "Night at Una" (verses by Hugo Badalić), "Exodus" (1912) and "Golemi Pan" (1917). The work "Golemi Pan" (Huge Pan) was written to the poetry of Vladimir Nazor. Hatze's sense of dramaturgy is evident in both of his operas The Return (1910) and Adel and Mara (1932). The Return is the story of a Croatian peasant who had to go to a foreign land and then return to his family home. Adel and Mara, based on the true events from the 16th century, deals with loyalty and love that are impossible to exist due to religious and cultural conflicts.

Joseph Hatze died in Split at the age of 80.

On the 125th Anniversary of the birth of Josip Hatze, Croatia issued a stamp in his honor.[3] In Split, a secondary music school, Glazbena Škola Josipa Hatzea (Josip Hatze Music School), is named in his honor, as is Hatzeov Perivoj (Hatze Park).[4]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780674011632
    .
  2. ^ Gligo, Nikša. "Radica, Ruben", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, 2001, retrieved 10 May 2018 (subscription required)
  3. Croatian Post. Archived from the original
    on February 10, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "Naslovna". Glazbena škola Josipa Hatzea (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-05-22.

External links

  • Ljuven Sanak by Josip Hatze on
    YouTube
    performed in HNK Split on a concert dedicated to Hatze's birth. The piece was done by Split's music school's choir and string orchestra.
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