Mihail Jora
Mihail Jora (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil ˈʒora]; 2 August 1891, Roman, Romania - 10 May 1971, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.
Mihail Jora
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- Born
- 1891. · Roman.
- Died
- 1971. · Bucharest.
- Nationality
- Romania.
- Occupation
- composer, conductor and professor.
- Education
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
- Honours
- Herder Prize.
- Languages
- Romanian.
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Mihail Jora (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil ˈʒora]; 2 August 1891, Roman, Romania - 10 May 1971, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.
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Mihail Jora studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Camelia Dăscălescu, Ștefan Niculescu and Hilda Jerea are recorded as having studied under Mihail Jora. The recorded working language is Romanian. Employment is recorded with National University of Music Bucharest. Distinctions recorded are Herder Prize.
Jora studied in Leipzig with Robert Teichmüller. From 1929 to 1962 he was a professor at the Bucharest Conservatoire. He worked from 1928 to 1933 as a director/conductor of the Bucharest Broadcasting Orchestra. In 1944 he became vice-president of the Society of Romanian Composers: however, he soon came into criticism of the new communist government being accused of formalism (see Zhdanov Doctrine). In 1953, he was rehabilitated and allowed to rejoin the Composers' Union. He composed six ballets, one symphony, two major orchestra works, and many pieces for piano, chamber-music, choral and vocal music. His students included the composer Florica Racovitză-Flondor.
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1971
Mihail Jora died at Bucharest.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q706534: Mihail Jora
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- “Mihail Jora”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- A visit to the lied creation of composer Mihail Jora, Culture and Creative Practice. Doctoral Research as a Cultural Act, 2025
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1059444224, Studioul de concerte "Mihail Jora".
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- 1.Sadie, Julie Anne. Calling on the Composer: A Guide to European Composer Houses and Museums. Yale University Press. 214. 2005. 0-300-10750-1.
- 2.Cohen, Aaron I. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music USA. 569. 1987. 978-0-9617485-1-7.
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A visit to the lied creation of composer Mihail Jora, Culture and Creative Practice. Doctoral Research as a Cultural Act, 2025Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1059444224, Studioul de concerte "Mihail Jora".Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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