Lucijan Marija Škerjanc
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 in Graz – February 27, 1973 in Ljubljana) was a Slovene composer, pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer who was accomplished on and wrote for a number of musical instruments such as the piano, violin and clarinet.
He is considered an important figure in 20th century composition in Slovenia and is a Prešeren laureate and a recipient of the first award given in 1947 for his Koncert za violino in orkester (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra), which he went on to win on numerous occasions.[1] His style reflected late romanticism with qualities of expressionism and impressionism in his pieces, often with a hyberbolic artistic temperament, juxtoposing the dark against melodic phrases in his music.
Biography
Educated in Ljubljana, Prague, Vienna, Paris and Basel, Škerjanc was liberal in his attitude to music and multifaceted in his works. He spent many years teaching composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, teaching composers such as Nada Ludvig-Pečar whilst serving as a chancellor for a period and was a pianist, conductor, music writer and director of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra based in the country's capital. Whilst musically diverse, his opus centred on composition, varying from piano miniatures and solos for beginners, and solo and chamber works to full blown concertos and symphonies.[1] Apart from sonatas, he notably composed a cycle of seven nocturnes, which many consider his greatest piano oriented work, and seven orchestral pieces Gazele (Ghazels).[2] He not only composed for the piano but also the violin, the clarinet and the bassoon (known as a fagot in Slovenia) in 1952. During his life he also wrote for international composers and composed the film scores for a number of films under Yugoslavia.
In 1949 he was elected a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Škerjanc was also a music critic and writer about music and is the author of three monographs on Slovene composers, five pedagogical handbooks and a book Od Bacha do Šostakoviča literally meaning From Bach to Shostakovich.
He received the Prešeren Award many times, the last being in 1971 and was also a recipient of the Austrian Herder Award and the French Palmes académiques.
In 2001 he was commemorated by appearing on a postage stamp of Slovenia which featured at portrait of him by Božidar Jakac positioned on the manuscript of his symphonic poem Marenka.[2]
Works
Orchestra
- Lirična uvertura (Lyric Overture) for orchestra (1925)
- Svečana uvertura (Festive Overture) for orchestra (1926)
- Slavnostna uvertura (Festive Ouverture) for orchestra (1932)
- Preludio, Aria and Finale for string orchestra (1933)
- Symphony No.1 (1933)
- "V onom cernom lese ..." for string orchestra (1934)
- Jadransko morje (Adriatic Sea) for string orchestra (1935)
- Suita v starem slogu (Suite in Old Style) for string orchestra (1935)
- Symphony No.2 (1940)
- Suite No.2 for string orchestra (1940)
- Symphony No.3 (1941)
- Dramatična uvertura (Dramatic Overture) for orchestra (1942)
- Symphony No.4 in B major for string orchestra (1942)
- Symphony No.5 in F major for symphony orchestra (1943)
- Notturno
- Mařenka, choreographic symphonic poem (1940)
- Gazele (Gazelles, Ghazels), cycle of 7 orchestral poems after France Prešeren (1950)
- Suite No.3, 9 Pieces for string orchestra (1954)
- Sinfonietta (Dixtuor) for strings (1958)
- Mala suita (1956)
- Problemi (1958)
- Sedem dvanajsttonskih fragmentov (7 Twelve-tone Fragments) for string orchestra (1958)
- Zarje večerne
Concertante
- Concerto for piano and orchestra (1940)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (1944)
- Koncertni allegro (Concert Allegro) for cello and orchestra (1947)
- Concertino for piano and string orchestra (1949)
- Concertino for clarinet and orchestra (1949)
- Concerto for harp and chamber orchestra (1954)
- Concerto for bassoon with strings and harp (1952)
- Concerto for clarinet with strings, percussion and harp (1958)
- Koncertantna rapsodija (Concertant Rhapsody) for viola and orchestra (1959)
- Concertino for flute and orchestra (1962)
- Concerto for horn and orchestra (1962)
- Concerto for piano left hand and orchestra (1963)
- Fantazija (Fantasy) for piano and orchestra
Chamber music
- String Quartet No.1 (1917)
- String Quartet No.2 (1921)
- String Quartet No.3 (1925)
- Woodwind Quintet (1925)
- Intermezzo romantique for violin and piano (1934)
- Sonata for cello solo (1935)
- String Quartet No.4 (1935)
- Maestoso lugubre for piano trio (1935)
- Piano Trio (1935)
- Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon (1937)
- Dve bagateli (2 Bagatelles) for violin and piano (1941)
- Tri mladinske skladbe (Three Youth Compositions) for violin (or clarinet, trumpet, cello) and piano (1942)
- String Quartet No.5 (1945)
- String Quintet (1950)
- Duo for 2 violins (1952)
- Pet liričnih melodij in Capriccio (Five Lyrical Melodies and Capriccio) for cello and piano (1953)
- Concertone for 4 cellos (1954)
- Štiri ditirambične skladbe (4 Dithyrambic Pieces) for violin and piano (1960)
- Sedem etud (7 Etudes) for cello solo (1961)
- Elegija (Elegy) for viola and piano
Keyboard
- Sonata for piano (published 1956)
- Sonata No.2 for piano (1925)
- Štiri klavirske skladbe (4 Piano Pieces) (1925)
- Deset mladinskih skladbic (Ten Youth Compositions) for piano
- Pro memoria for piano (1927)
- Sedem nokturnov (7 Nocturnes) for piano (1935)
- 24 diatoničnih preludijev (24 Diatonic Preludes) (1936)
- 6 improvizacij (6 Improvisations) for piano (1942)
- Prelude and Fugue in E Minor for organ (1944)
- Varijacije brez teme (Variations without a theme) for piano (1944)
- Šest skladb za eno roko (6 Pieces for One Hand) (1945); 3 pieces for the left hand, three for the right
- Dvanajst preludijev (Twelve preludes) for piano (1954)
Vocal
- Vizija (Vision), solo song for high voice and piano (1918)
- Sonetni venec, Cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1949); words by France Prešeren
- De profundis for voice and chamber orchestra
- choral works
- 55 songs for voice and piano
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December 17, 1900 |
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February 27, 1973 |
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