Dobri Hristov
Dobri Hristov (14 December 1875 – 23 January 1941) was one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century. He wrote mainly choral music, as well as some church music and music for the orchestra. Hristov was born in Varna, then in the Ottoman Empire.
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Dobri Hristov
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- Name
- Dobri Hristov
- Born
- 14 December 1875
- Died
- 23 January 1941
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Fields
- classical · traditional folk · church
- Education
- Prague Conservatory
- Languages
- Bulgarian
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Dobri Hristov (14 December 1875 – 23 January 1941) was one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century. He wrote mainly choral music, as well as some church music and music for the orchestra. Hristov was born in Varna, then in the Ottoman Empire.
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Biography
He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1903 (under the directorship of the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák). He returned to Bulgaria and helped with the development of Bulgarian music culture, using many Bulgarian folklore elements in his compositions. He was conductor of The Seven Saints ensemble and choir in the church of the same name in Sofia, Bulgaria between 1911 and 1928. He died in Sofia in 1941 at age 65.
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Key facts
• Name — Dobri Hristov • Native Name — Добри Христов • Born — 14 December 1875 • Died — 23 January 1941 • Occupation — Composer
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Works
• Blagoslovi, soul moia, Gospoda • Heruvimskaya pesn' No. 4 • Nyne otpushchayeshi • Sviatii Bozhe No. 4 • You Poem
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1875
Dobri Hristov was born on 14 December 1875.
1941
Dobri Hristov died on 23 January 1941.
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