Milo Cipra (born as Emil Cipra, 13 October 1906 – 9 July 1985) was a

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n composer, member of the

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(since 1976), dean of the Zagreb Music Academy (1961–1971).

Major works

*''Sonatina u d-molu'' for

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, 1930 *''Slavenska rapsodija'' for

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, 1931 *''Sonata za violinu i klavir'', 1944 *''I. simfonija'', 1948 *''II. simfonija'', 1952 *''Kantata o čovjeku'', 1958 *''Sunčev put'', 1959 *''Musica sine nomine'', 1963 *''Aubade'', 1965 *''Leda'', 1965 *''Triptihon dalmatinskih gradova'', 1969–1976 *''Meditation sur Re'', 1975 *''Trio za obou, klarinet i fagot'', 1978

References

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The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and t ...

Signs... Fragments... Some Observations on the Music of Milo Cipra (1906-1985)
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Dalibor Davidović Dalibor Davidović (born 3 January 1972 in Našice) is a musicologist and university professor. Davidović studied musicology at the Zagreb Music Academy (B.A. and M.A.) and obtained his PhD from the University of Hamburg. His principal areas o ...

, ''International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music'' (2001) 1, 93-132 1906 births 1985 deaths Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery Vladimir Nazor Award winners 20th-century Croatian composers {{croatia-composer-stub