Rauf Dhomi
Rauf Dhomi (Albanian: Rauf Domi) (born 4 December 1945) is a Kosovan classical music composer and conductor and a teacher at the University of Pristina. Dhomi is the author of many operas, requiems, masses, cantatas, symphonic music, film scores and theater music.
Rauf Dhomi

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo · Public domain
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- 1945 · Gjakova.
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- Kosovo
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- composer · conductor
- Fields
- classical
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Rauf Dhomi (Albanian: Rauf Domi) (born 4 December 1945) is a Kosovan classical music composer and conductor and a teacher at the University of Pristina. Dhomi is the author of many operas, requiems, masses, cantatas, symphonic music, film scores and theater music.
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Rauf Dhomi (born 1945) is a composer and conductor, a national of Kosovo. The composer was born in Gjakova. Rauf Dhomi worked for University of Pristina (1969–1999). The work spans classical.
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Dhomi was born in Gjakova, Republic of Kosovo. He attended school in Prizren and studied composing and conducting in Sarajevo.
Career
Career
Dhomi was presented with a Presidential Medal of Merits for his contribution to the culture of Kosovo. In 2003 Dhomi premiered at the National Theatre of Kosovo the first Albanian opera in Kosovo, the Dasma arbëreshe (Arbëresh wedding).
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Rauf Dhomi is recorded with the occupation conductor. Classed in the genre classical music. Recorded as composer and conductor.
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1945
Rauf Dhomi was born on 4 December 1945.
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- 1.Elsie, Robert. Historical Dictionary Of Kosova – Google Book Search. Scarecrow Press. 2004. 978-0-8108-5309-6.
- 2.www.filmovi.com. Rauf Dhomi - Films and Biography.
- 3.European Theatre Convention. dasma arbereshe (Theatre, Revival) at the National Theatre of Kosova, Kosova.
- 4."President Jahjaga awarded honours to a number of personalities and organisations". Republic of Kosovo website
- 5.RTK. "Dasma arbëreshe" opera e parë kosovare. 6 August 2018.
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