Kiril Makedonski

Macedonian composer
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Quick Facts

IntroMacedonian composer
PlacesMacedonia
wasMusician Composer
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Genres:Opera
Birth19 January 1925, Bitola, North Macedonia
Death2 June 1984Skopje, North Macedonia (aged 59 years)
Star signCapricorn
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Biography

Kiril Makedonski (19 January 1925 – 2 June 1984) was a Macedonian composer. Born as Kiril Vangelov in Bitola, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Makedonski studied music composition at the Zagreb Conservatory in Croatia. He is best known today for composing Goce (1954), the first opera in the Macedonian language, which was commissioned for the inaugural performance of the Macedonian National Opera Company. He wrote two other operas, King Samoil and Ilinden. His other compositions include five symphonies, two ballets, two symphonic poems, and a large amount of choral music and vocal art songs.

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