Dobri Hristov (; 14 December 1875 – 23 January 1941) was one of the major Bulgarian

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s of the 20th century. He wrote mainly choral

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, as well as some

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and music for the

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. Hristov was born in Varna, then in the

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. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1903 (under the directorship of the famous

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composer

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). He returned to Bulgaria and helped with the development of Bulgarian music

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, using many Bulgarian

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elements in his compositions. He was conductor of ''The Seven Saints'' ensemble and choir in the church of the same name in

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, Bulgaria between 1911 and 1928. He died in

in 1941 at age 65.

Works

* Blagoslovi, soul moia, Gospoda * Heruvimskaya pesn' No. 4 * Nyne otpushchayeshi * Sviatii Bozhe No. 4 * You Poem

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Hristov depicted on the 500 leva banknote
1875 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian classical composers Musicians from Varna, Bulgaria Prague Conservatory alumni Bulgarian male classical composers 20th-century male composers

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