Emil Adamič, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Adamič

Slovenian composer

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1877

Place of Birth: Dobrova, Osrednjeslovenska Statistical Region, Slovenia

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1936

Profession: composer, conductor, music critic, critic, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Emil Adamic (December 25, 1877 – December 6, 1936) was among the most productive Slovenian composers.
He wrote choral and orchestral music, altogether over 1,000 works.Adamic was born in Dobrova to Avgust Adamic (1843–1915) and Katarina Brus Adamic (1854–1915).
He studied at conservatories in Trieste and Ljubljana.
During the First World War, he was a prisoner of war in Tashkent.
His works include the orchestral pieces Tatarska suita (Tatar Suite, 1918) and Ljubljanski akvareli (Ljubljana Watercolours, 1925) and the choral compositions Vragova nevesta (The Devil's Bride, 1925) and Smrt carja Samuela (The Death of Tsar Samuel, 1934).
He also wrote songs that used elements of Slovenian folk music, such as Zimska kmecka pesem (A Farmer's Winter Song, 1903).
His influences included Romanticism, Impressionism, and Expressionism.
He died in Ljubljana.



Description	Slovene photographer
Date of birth/death	20 July 1880	1 August 1919
Location of birth/death	Puštal	Ljubljana
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