Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Croatian music teacher and composer
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Place of Birth: Varaždin, Varaždin County, Croatia
About Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić
- Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružic (April 29, 1870 – February 16, 1954) was Croatian Jewish composer, conductor and music educator.Rosenberg-Ružic was born in Varaždin as Alois Rosenberg on April 29, 1870.
- Later in life he added the Croatian variant of his surname, Ružic.
- From early childhood he was in contact with the music, duo to a fact that his father Josip Rosenberg was a music teacher.
- Rosenberg-Ružic finished elementary and high school in his hometown.
- He studied violin, piano, and composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts, in Vienna.
- In 1891, Rosenberg-Ružic went to Split, where he taught music and led the choir in the local "Croatian singing society".
- Rosenberg-Ružic stayed in Split for 4 years, he then returned to Varaždin, where he was organist as in Split.
- In Varaždin, he continued educational work in the field of music, and started to compose.
- By the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia provincial government decision in 1909, Rosenberg-Ružic became the main music teacher in Zagreb, and next year he became the head-master of the music school at the Croatian Music Institute.
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