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Jakov Gotovac


 

Jakov Gotovac (October 11, 1895October 16, 1982) was a composer and conductor of classical music. He is the author of the most famous Croatian nationalist opera, the comic Ero s onoga svijeta ("Ero the joker"), which first played in Zagreb in 1935.

Works

Orchestral works

  • Simfonijsko kolo (Symphony kolo) op.12 1926
  • Pjesma i ples s Balkana (Song and dance from the Balkans) op.16 1939
  • Ora?i (Men and ploughs) op.18 1937
  • Guslar (Gusle player) op.22 1940
  • Dinarka (Lady from Dinara) 1945
  • Plesovi od Bunjevaca (The dances from Bunjevci) 1960

Choral works

Vocal solo works

  • Djevojka i mjesec (A girl and the moon) for alto & orchestra 1917
  • Erotski moment za glas i glasovir (erotic moments for voice & piano) 1929
  • 2 Sonate za bariton i orkestar (2 sonatas for baritone & orchestra) 1921
  • Pjesme djevoj?ice za jedan glas i glasovir (Songs for girl's voice & piano) 1923
  • Gradom za glas i glasovir (Through the town for voice & piano)
  • Rizvan-aga za bariton i orkrstar (Rizvan-aga for bariton & Orchestra 1938
  • Pjesme ?e?nje za glas i orkestar (Songs of passion for voice & orchestra) (1939)

Operatic works