University of Belgrade, University of Munich, University of Leipzig, University of Rome
Alma mater
University of Belgrade
Occupation(s)
Composer Music educator Conductor Folk collector
Notable work
fifteen Rukoveti, Tebe pojem, Cherubic Hymn
Stevan Stojanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Стојановић, Serbian pronunciation:[stêʋaːnstojǎːnoʋitɕ]; 9 January 1856 – 28 September 1914), known as Stevan Mokranjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Мокрањац, pronounced[stêʋaːnmokrǎːɲats]) was a Serbian composer and music educator. Born in Negotin in 1856, Mokranjac studied music in Belgrade, Munich, Rome and Leipzig while in his twenties. Later, he became the conductor of the Belgrade Choir Society and founder of the Serbian School of Music and the first Serbian string quartet, in which he played the cello. He left Belgrade at the beginning of World War I and moved to Skopje, where he died on 28 September 1914.[1]
Often called the "father of Serbian music" and the "most important figure of Serbian musical romanticism", Mokranjac is well-regarded and much revered in Serbia. Following his death, the Serbian Music School was renamed the Mokranjac Music School in his honour. He has been featured on the country's paper currency and that of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1964, the Mokranjac family home in Negotin was restored and turned into a museum and musical centre. Celebrations of Mokranjac's life, known as "Mokranjac days", have occurred annually in the town since 1965. In 1981, a large statue of Mokranjac was constructed in the yard of the Mokranjac family home to mark the 125th anniversary of his birth.
January 1856 – 28 September 1914), known as StevanMokranjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Мокрањац, pronounced [stêʋaːn mokrǎːɲats]) was a Serbian composer and...
their liturgy. Folk music enjoyed a resurgence in the 19th century. StevanMokranjac, a composer and musicologist, collected folk songs as well as performing...
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nephew of the composer Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac; his mother Jelena, of Czech origin, was also a cellist. However, Vasilije Mokranjac chose to study piano:...
songs from Kosovo were an inspiration for 12th song wreath by composer StevanMokranjac. Most of Serbian music from Kosovo was dominated by church music, with...
(Српска музичка школа), is a music school in Belgrade founded by Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac on 21 September 1896, under the auspices of the First Belgrade...
in 1883. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Mokranjac), a choral work composed by StevanMokranjac in 1895. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Grechaninov)...
and arts (Jovan Skerlić, Miloš Crnjanski, Jovan Dučić, Đura Daničić, StevanMokranjac 18 registered archaeological digs (horseshoe towers, remnants of the...
p. 136. Vankovska 2000, pp. 6–7. MacDonald 2002, pp. 70–71. Radojčić, Stevan (2016). Dimitrijević, M. S. (ed.). ""Кронографија" Јована Драгашевића" (PDF)...
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musicologist Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac is considered one of the most important founders of modern Serbian music. Born in 1856, Mokranjac taught music...
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frequently visited by the actors. One of the regulars was a composer StevanMokranjac. It had a good reputation among the city gentlemen, who often visited...
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