Anđelka Bego-Šimunić (23 October 1941 – 9 February 2022) was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian composer of Croatian descent. She taught at the

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. She studied composition at the academy under Ivan Brkanović and Miroslav Špiler, earning a master's degree in 1973. Afterwards, she taught theory at the secondary music school in Sarajevo. She joined the staff of the academy in 1975, and later became assistant (1985) and full professor at the academy, where her students include Igor Karaca. From 1986 to 1992 she was president of the Bosnian composers’ association (1986–1992) and one of the principal organizers of the Days of Musical Creation festival. Her music is mostly neo-classical in style, influenced by

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's extended tonality and treatment of form, with elements of

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, particularly in the style of

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, and early

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. Her works occasionally refer to Bosnian folklore.

Works

''(selective list)'

Instrumental

* Sonatina in E♭, pf, 1963 * Allegretto scherzoso, sym. orch, 1963 * Gudački kvartet br.1, str qt, 1964 * Simfonija br.1, sym. orch, 1966 * Pf Conc., 1970 * Koncertni stavak, sym. orch, 1971 * Ad perpetuam memoriam, cycle of preludes, pf, 1976 * Capriccio, vc, 1976 * Dvije premeditacije br.1–2, str orch, 1977 * Premeditacija br.3, va, vc, pf, 1978 * Sonatni stavak, bn, pf, 1979 * Premeditacija br.4, sym. orch, 1979 * Intermezzo, vn, pf, 1981 * Premeditacija br.5, va, pf, 1982 * Trio, fl, vn, pf, 1983 * Moviment, fl, cl, cembalo, str qt, 1984 * Sonanse, pf, 1985 * Intermezzo, str orch, 1985 * Improvizacij, pf, 1987 * Sonatni stavak, pf, 1988 * Premeditacija br.7, str orch, 1988 * Cornus, pf, 1989 * Largo con Allegro, tpt, 1990 * Duo, 2 cl, 1991 * Concerto cantico, vn, orch, 1994

Vocal

Adapted from ''Historija muzike u Bosni i Hercegovini'' (219–20), by permission of Institut za muzikologiju Muzičke akademije u Sarajevu. * Čarobna frula (cycle, J. Kaštelan), Bar, pf, 1964 * Minijature, female chorus, 1987 * Ponoćne pjesme (cycle, T. Ujević), S, orch, 1989 * Vjetar noću (cycle, M. Krleža), S, pf, 1994 * Balada o pjesniku, S, pf, 1997

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* 1941 births 2022 deaths Bosnia and Herzegovina women composers Bosnia and Herzegovina composers {{BosniaHerzegovina-composer-stub