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On the relevant links you will find all so far recorded compositions. Within Serbian text, all categories and titles are marked in English also and flagged by ENG prefix and different color or icon. Also in the left sidebar you can use the translate option which will remain as a temporary solution until the pages in English are introduced. Thank you for understanding.
The remained video archive is also available. link: VIDEO archive.
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Art songs based on poetry of prominent poets of Serbia
He was encouraged by colleague professors and audience to concentrate to writing art songs as they were rapidly recognized as lyrical and dramatic, and melodically well accompanying the verses of these great poets.
As part of the anthology "Dela naših muzičkih stvaralaca komponovana na stihove Desanke Maksimović" (eng. "The works of our musical creators composed to the lyrics of Desanka Maksimovic", prof. Vladimir Jovanovic said: "Prof. Jovanovic wrote the largest number of compositions based on the poetry D. Maksimović: 21 songs for voice unaccompanied, 19 for voice and piano, 13 songs for children, children's story “Medvedova ženidba” (eng. “The Bear marriage”) for eight soloists and chamber orchestra".
This page offers insight into compositions of Zoran Jovanović organised in following categories:
3. Small piano pieces, miniatures and sonatas for practicing piano and for educational work in primary and high schools of music
4. Art songs based on poetry of prominent poets of Serbia
6.Art songs based on poetry of Desanka Maksimović
7. Children's songs and operas for children based on the poetry of local authors
4. Art songs based on poetry of prominent poets of Serbia
6.Art songs based on poetry of Desanka Maksimović
7. Children's songs and operas for children based on the poetry of local authors
On the relevant links you will find all so far recorded compositions. Within Serbian text, all categories and titles are marked in English also and flagged by ENG prefix and different color or icon. Also in the left sidebar you can use the translate option which will remain as a temporary solution until the pages in English are introduced. Thank you for understanding.
The remained video archive is also available. link: VIDEO archive.
About the page
"Zoran Jovanovic composer" is a site dedicated to prof. Zoran
Jovanović (1936-2004) educator, composer and
pianist. The page aims to promote and systematize the entire creative opus of
this authors and his work created during 30th years of composing work. The
page gisve insight into some history details that affected creating certain opuses,
catalogues the work and makes audio and
video material available to the public. The
main goal of the page is to introduce young professional audience with the
compositions and enable submission of musical and audio-visual material to
professional and amateur interested public. link: Biography
All
interested musicians, artists, cultural workers, as well as all the interested
public are invited to send the detailed questions and queries to the website
owner mail
email: vojislav.jovanovic.bg@gmail.com
Tel: +381 64 6135845, +33 68 09 10 658
All
interested musicians, artists, cultural workers, as well as all the interested
public are invited to send the detailed questions and queries to the website
owner mailemail: vojislav.jovanovic.bg@gmail.com
Tel: +381 64 6135845, +33 68 09 10 658
Excerpts from the biography of Zoran Jovanović
Zoran Jovanovic achieved magister degree and bachelor's degree at the “Fakultet
muzičke umetnosti Beograd”, “Faculty of Music in Belgrade” (FMU), in the class
of prof. Jelica Popović and Professor Andrea Preger. He
began his career as a pianist, soloist and as a chamber musician and piano
accompanist with a series of concerts in Yugoslavia and abroad. In
the period from 1967 to 1969, as Fulbright scolar, studied at the
"Juilliard School of Music" in the class of Professor Rosine Lhevinne,
as a first Yugoslav student attending her professional courses. As
a performer, he won first prize for interpretation of Chopin at the
International Chopin Competition held in Belgrade. From 1961 to 1978 at
the Faculty of Music in Belgrade works as a lecturer and assistant professor. In
1978 he transferred to the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where in the case of
chamber music, acquired the full status of professor in academia and became head of the
chamber section, which he remained untill 2002, when retired. He
was founder of the Chamber Music Festival in Belgrade in cooperation with the
Belgrade Cultural Centre. He
composed hundreds of instrumental, vocal and musical-stage work. Winner
of numerous awards for solo art songs based on the poetry of prominent poets of
Serbia and Yugoslavia as a whole, as well as several awards throughout Serbia
for children's creativity.
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For creating art songs, a special inspiration he found in the verses of local poets, especially D. Maksimović, and other great poets: I. Andrić, D. Medaković, J.J. Zmaj, Lj. Ršumović, K. Racin.
For creating art songs, a special inspiration he found in the verses of local poets, especially D. Maksimović, and other great poets: I. Andrić, D. Medaković, J.J. Zmaj, Lj. Ršumović, K. Racin.
links:
Art songs based on poetry of prominent poets of Serbia
He was encouraged by colleague professors and audience to concentrate to writing art songs as they were rapidly recognized as lyrical and dramatic, and melodically well accompanying the verses of these great poets.
As part of the anthology "Dela naših muzičkih stvaralaca komponovana na stihove Desanke Maksimović" (eng. "The works of our musical creators composed to the lyrics of Desanka Maksimovic", prof. Vladimir Jovanovic said: "Prof. Jovanovic wrote the largest number of compositions based on the poetry D. Maksimović: 21 songs for voice unaccompanied, 19 for voice and piano, 13 songs for children, children's story “Medvedova ženidba” (eng. “The Bear marriage”) for eight soloists and chamber orchestra".
In the first decade of creative work he wrote several virtuosic pieces for
stringed instruments, and shorter pieces for piano, dedicated to educational
work with children.
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Also, wrote several small operas for children, and continued to
work on children songs, which, by the end of his life, reached a number of
500.
link: Children's songs and operas for children based on the poetry of local authors
link: Children's songs and operas for children based on the poetry of local authors
In
the next period he devoted his time to instrumental work, especially Concertinos
for piano, violin, cello and flute.
Following
them,
the works for string ensembles and quartets, poems and art songs
where voice is accompanied with string orchestra were published at
the end
of the 90s, along with a piano concerto No1 dedicated to Merčun family,
good family friends and great music admirers based in
Switzerland.
link: Concerts and concertinos
link: Concerts and concertinos