Chuck Wicks - Us Again

STANKOVICH Cornelie (18 VIII 1831, Budim, Hungary - 5 IV 1865, ibid.) - Serbian composer, pianist, choir. conductor and folklorist. He studied in Vienna with S. Zechter (music-theoretical subjects). One of the first in the country began to collect, record and publish a Serb. Narsongs and church. chants, the melodies of which are used in their fp. and choir., including cult (2 liturgies, 1851, 1852), Op. He published the collections "Serbian Folk Songs" ("Srpske folk song", 6 collections, 1851-63) and "Orthodox Church Singing of the Serbs" (3 collections, 1862-64). As a choir. The conductor (from the Spanish. Own cult. Op.) performed in Vienna in 1855 and 1861 (he lived there in 1856-61). In 1863-65 he headed the Belgrade singer. society, affirming in his concerts nat. repertoire. One of the founders of nat. music, S. created a number of plays for fp. on topics of popular Serbs. Narsongs and dances, songs and choirs patriotic. content, as well as lyrical (in the words of Serb. poets); author of music for dramas. theater.