Lucijan Marija Škerjanc, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucijan Marija Škerjanc

composer

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: Graz, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1973

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, musicologist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer who was accomplished on and wrote for a number of musical instruments such as the piano, violin and clarinet.
His style reflected late romanticism with qualities of expressionism and impressionism in his pieces, often with a hyperbolic artistic temperament, juxtaposing the dark against melodic phrases in his music. Škerjanc belongs among the most important older composers of modern Slovene music and is a key Slovenian music personality of the 20th century.
For his work, he was four times awarded the Prešeren Award.
Since 1949, he was a regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU).