Josip Mandić
Josip Mandić | |
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| Born | 4 April 1883 |
| Died | 4 October 1959 (aged 76) |
| Other names | Josef Mandić |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna Vienna Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, composer |
Josip Mandić or Josef Mandić (4 April 1883 –
Croat
descent.
Biography
Mandić was born on 4 April 1883 in
ad-hoc group of politicians and activists advocating unification of the South Slavs and dissolution of Austria-Hungary.[2] After the war, Mandić stayed in Switzerland until 1923 when he moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia where he practised law and wrote music again.[1]
He died on 4 October 1959 in Prague, at the age of 76.
Mandić composed approximately 20 pieces of music including:[1]
- Croatian Mass (1897)
- Slaven and song (cantata, 1902)
- Petar Svačić (opera on libretto by Karlo Lukež, 1903)
- Orchestral suite (1905)
- String Quartet (1927)
- Night Journey (symphonic poem, 1928)
- Four symphonies(1929, 1930, 1953, and 1954)
- Wind Quintet (1930)
- Three Ballads (1932)
- Mirjana (opera, 1937)
- Captain Niko (opera, 1944)
- Variations on a Mozart Theme (1956)
References
- ^ a b c Duraković, Irma; Križman-Zorić, Đurđica (2005). "Mandić, Josip (Josef)". Istrian Encyclopedia, on-line edition (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ISSN 1846-3010.
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