Blagoje Bersa
Blagoje Bersa (born as Benito Bersa, 21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence. • Illustration — Benito Bersa Bersa was born in Dubrovnik. He studied in Zagreb with Ivan Zajc and at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Julius Epstein. In 1919 he returned to Zagreb, where he worked as a composition teacher at the music academy.
Blagoje Bersa

Enciklopedija Leksikografskog zavoda 1 (A-Ćus), Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod. Zagreb, 1966. · Public domain
- Born
- 1873 · Dubrovnik.
- Died
- 1934 · Zagreb.
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- composer · music teacher
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
- Languages
- Croatian
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Operas
Operas
He remained there until his death.
• Der Eisenhammer (Oganj), Opera, 1911 • Der Schuster von Delft (Postolar od Delfta), Opera after Hans Christian Andersen, 1914. • Jelka, Opera, 1901
Documentary record
Blagoje Bersa appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer (21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934). Blagoje Bersa was born on 21 December 1873 in Dubrovnik and died on 1 January 1934 in Zagreb.
Popular works
Popular works
• Sablasti (Apparitions) & Sunčana polja (Sunny Fields), symphonic diptych • Sinfonia tragica "Quattro ricordi della mia vita" (Tragic symphony - Four memories of my life) in C-minor • Overture drammatica (Dramatic Overture), Op. 25a • Idillio "Il giorno delle mie nozze" (Idyll - The Day of my Wedding), Op. 25b • Capriccio-Scherzo, Op. 25c • Finale "Vita nuova" (Finale - New Life), Op. 25d (unfinished; piano sketch. Orchestrated by his student Zvonimir Bradić, who Bersa gave the exclusive right to do so before he died) • Hamlet, symphonic poem • Povero Tonin, elegy for violin and piano • Andante sostenuto for orchestra
Piano works (not a complete list)
Piano works (not a complete list)
(with Opus number) • Valzer in A Major, Op. 3 • Minuet, Op. 11 • Theme & Variations, Op. 15 • Bagatella, Op. 16 • Rondo-Polonaise, Op. 18 • Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 19 • Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 20 • Marcia trionfale, Op. 24 • Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 27 • Ora triste, Op. 37 • Notturno, Op. 38 • Fantasia breve, Op. 56 • Venecijanska barkarola, Op. 58 • Riso e lamento, Op. 63 • Ballade in D Minor, Op. 65 • Novelette, Op. 69 • Valse-Mélancolique in A minor, Op. 76 (NB: there are two works published as Opus 76. In spite of their similar titles, they are not related) • Mélancolie in F-sharp minor, Op. 76 (NB: there are two works published as Opus 76. In spite of their similar titles, they are not related) (without Opus number) • Ballabile • Bizarna serenada • Na žalu • Serenade-Barcarolle • Stari mornar priča • Trois Airs de ballet ("Po načinu starih")

Blagoje Bersa
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1873
Blagoje Bersa was born on 21 December 1873.
1934
Blagoje Bersa died on 1 January 1934.
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Dubrovnik.
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Zagreb.
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scholarly publication
- Bersa, Blagoje (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q708405: Blagoje Bersa
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- “Blagoje Bersa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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