Stanko Prek (1915,

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near Nova Gorica – 1999, Ljubljana) was a

classical guitar The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string (music), string instrument with strings made of catgut, gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the ...

ist and composer from Slovenia. He studied first in Ljubljana and then the

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, where he received his degree in classical guitar in 1941. In 1944 he finished composition studies with

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. Stanko Prek was the first guitar professor at the Muzička akademija - Zagreb, Croatia
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, but also taught in Maribor and Ljubljana. He made numerous publications, including compositions, arrangements and music theory books.

Principal works

*Symphony in C sharp minor (1951) *Nocturne for symphony orchestra (1944) *Youth Suite for strings (1959) *String Quartet in G major (1966) *Nocturne for guitar (1950) *Three Hundred Folk Tunes, an anthology of folk songs (1964) *Pozdrav iz daljine (Greeting from Afar) for male choir (1954) *Pomladna pesem (Spring Song) for youth choir (1957) *Serenade for voice and guitar (or piano) (1946)

Classical guitar method

Klasična Kitara - Šola 1
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Principal works

Classical guitar method

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