Rexho Mulliqi

Rexho Mulliqi (Albanian: Rexho Mulliqi; Serbo-Croatian: Redžo Mulić)[a] (18 March 1923 – 25 February 1982) was a Yugoslav composer of Albanian ethnicity and husband of singer Nexhmije Pagarusha.[1]

Life

He was born in Gusinje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes into an Albanian family,[1] and attended an Islamic seminary in Skoplje (present-day Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) until 1941. He then moved to Pristina for the next three years and enrolled in the Belgrade Music in 1946, but he was unable to finish his studies as he was soon arrested and convicted for political reasons. In 1953, he was released from prison and returned to Kosovo; he worked as a music teacher in Prizren, and later as a producer for Radio Pristina. Mulliqi was married twice. His second wife was Nexhmije Pagarusha, also known as the "Nightingale of Kosovo", for whom he composed many successful songs and was part of her success.

Works

He authored a variety of musical works, ranging from symphonies to choral songs. Notably he is the author of two ballets (Nita and Legjenda mbi ngadhënjimin),[2] as well as of the music on the Era dhe Lisi, a 1979 movie.[3] His opus became well-known and was performed throughout the former Yugoslavia. He received numerous awards and state decorations.

Notes

a.   ^ In Albanian, his name is written Rexho Mulliqi.[1] His name was mostly reported in Yugoslavia in Serbo-Croat as Redžo Mulić (Реџо Мулић).[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert Elsie (2004). Historical Dictionary of Kosova. Scarecrow Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-8108-5309-6. Retrieved 29 May 2012. Her husband, Rexho Mulliqi, was considered one of the best-known Albanian composers
  2. ↑ Nebil Duraku; Ibrahim Rugova; Shoqata e Shkrimtarëvë të Kosovës (1984). Shkrimtarët e Kosovës '43-'83. Agjenica e Autorëve të Kosovës. p. 290.
  3. ↑ Fatmir Terziu. KRITIKA NDRYSHE: -Vëzhgim në brendësi të prozës e poezisë shqiptare- Pjesa e Dytë. Lulu.com. pp. 463–. ISBN 978-1-4461-1983-9.
  4. ↑ Mirko Čupić (1989). Nasilje iza paravana vlasti: (osvrti, komentari, članci). Jedinstvo.