Lorenc Antoni (23 September 1909 – 21 October 1991) was an

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, conductor, and

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Early years

Lorenc Antoni was born on 23 September 1909 in Üsküp (now

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), in the Kosovo Vilayet of the

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(present-day

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). Three years later, the region with which we would be associated for the rest of his life came to be first part of the

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and later

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. He was raised as a Catholic in the

Catholic community of

, and is the cousin of Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (

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). Since a child, he was active in various musical ensembles of the Albanians. He studied music privately in

and

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. After completing his education at the

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in Skopje, he relocated to Ferizaj.

Career

In 1941 Antoni began teaching music in Ferizaj,

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, and

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. In 1948 Antoni established in

one of the Josip Slavenski music schools of former

for beginners and intermediate music performers. He led and conducted the choir of the school. He also conducted the

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of the city of

. In the study of folklore, Antoni wrote a seven-volume work on Albanian folk music from

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and South Morava. He also composed around 200 musical compositions, mainly vocal pieces.

Recognition

There is a music school named after Antoni in Prizren. The School of music “Lorenc Antoni” has six classes, 52 students, and 21 teachers.

Death

Antoni died on 21 October 1991 in

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Works

Literary works

* "Songs popular Albanian Kosovo and Metohija", Prishtina 1953 * "Albanian folklore music", with seven volumes, 1956-1977 Pristina * "Saga and Legend", Prishtina 1973 * "Old wives' tales." I, Pristina 1979 * "Research folklore", Pristina, 198 * "Old wives' tales", II, Pristina 1982 * "Songs Kreshnik" I, II, III * "Lament, and elegji gjamë * "Songs nuptial," I, II, etc..

Scientific articles

* "Albanian folklore music," to "New Life", 1949, no. 1 * "Format the pace of Albanian folk songs", to "New Life", 1949 (no. 1), 1950 (no. 5 and 6) 1951 (no. 1) * "Foundations of tonal Albanian folk songs", the "Progress", 1952, no. 11-12 * "Songs from popular Opoja" to "Progress", 1959, no. 2-3 * "The Albanian kënduemit popular" to "Zvuk", 1960, no. 41-42 * "Two ways kënduemit the Albanians of Montenegro", in "Progress", 1961 * "Forms of music popular Albanian songs", to "Zvuk, 1963 * "Polifoni shape of the vocal folk music gegëve", "investigation Albanologjike, II/1972 * "Elements polyphonic music in the popular Opojës" Albanologjike investigation ", etc. II/1974.

References

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