Çesk Zadeja (8 June 1927,
Shkodër
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– 15 August 1997,
Rome
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) was an Albanian composer. A native of
Shkodër
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, he studied in
Moscow
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and did much to promote the arts in
Tirana
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. He is known as "The Father of Albanian Music".
''Music From the Balkans: A Duo Interview with Miroslav Hristov and Vladimir Valjareviç''
David K. Nelson, 28 September 2012, ''Fanfare''.
He died in Rome
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, Italy on 15 August 1997.
Discography
*''Kenge, Albanian Piano Music, Vol. 1'', Kirsten Johnson, piano, Guild GMCD 7257, which includes Zadeja's ''Four Pieces for Piano''.
*''Rapsodi, Albanian Piano Music, Vol. 2'', Kirsten Johnson, piano, Guild GMCD 7300, which includes Zadeja's ''Theme and Variations in E minor'' and ''Toccata''.
References
Further reading
*Leotsakos, George. 2001. "Zadeja, Çesk rançesk. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie
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and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
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1927 births
1997 deaths
Albanian composers
Albanian male composers
Merited Artists of Albania
Musicians from Shkodër
People's Artists of Albania
20th-century composers
Albanian Roman Catholics
20th-century male composers
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