Fran Gerbič
Illustration — Fran Gerbič Fran Gerbič (5 October 1840, Cerknica – 29 March 1917, Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer and operatic tenor. Gerbič was born in Cerknica and entered a normal school in 1856, where his instructors included Kamilo Mašek. He was assigned to a teaching position in Trnovo (now part of Ilirska Bistrica), where he also served as organist and composed his first works.
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Fran Gerbič
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- Austria–Hungary
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- composer · conductor · singer
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- Slovene
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Illustration — Fran Gerbič Fran Gerbič (5 October 1840, Cerknica – 29 March 1917, Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer and operatic tenor. Gerbič was born in Cerknica and entered a normal school in 1856, where his instructors included Kamilo Mašek. He was assigned to a teaching position in Trnovo (now part of Ilirska Bistrica), where he also served as organist and composed his first works.
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During the 1940s Gerbič was one of the best-known composers of Yugoslavia abroad. His daughter was Jarmila Gerbič (1877–1964), Slovenian soprano, opera singer and music teacher.
Operas • Kres (Midsummer) 1896 • Nabor 1913 Songs • Kam? (Where?) • Pojdem na prejo (I'll Watch the Girls Spinning) • V noči (In the Night)
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