Slavko Osterc
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Slavko Osterc (June 17, 1895 – May 23, 1941), was a Slovenian composer.
Osterc was born in Veržej. He studied under Beran, who was a pupil of Leos Janacek, in his youth before attending the Prague Conservatory from 1925-27. While there he studied under Karel Boleslav Jirák, Vítězslav Novák and Alois Hába. Osterc was a professor at the academy in Ljubljana for much of his career, remaining there until his death.
[edit] Works
Note: This list is incomplete.
- Operas
- Krst pri Savici (Baptism at the Savica after France Prešeren), 1921
- Osveta (after Theodor Körner), 1923
- Iz komične opere (At the comic opera after Henri Murger), 1928
- Krog s kredo (Circle of Chalk after Klabund), 1928/29
- Saloma, 1929/30
- Dandin v vicah (Dandin in Purgatory, after Molière and Hans Sachs), 1930
- Medea (after Euripides), 1930
- Ballets
- Iz Satanovega Dnevnika, 1924
- Maska rdeče smrti, 1930
- Illusions, 1938-40
- Orchestral
- Bagatelles, 1922
- Symphony, 1922
- Suite, 1929
- Concerto for Orchestra, 1932
- Ouverture classique, 1932
- Concerto, 1933
- Passacaglia and Chorale, 1934
- Danses, 1935
- Mouvements symphoniques, 1936
- 4 pieces symphoniques, 1938-39
- Mati (symphonic poem, 1940)
- Other
- Various works for voice; piano works; chamber music.
[edit] References
- Don Randel, The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 656.
