Todor Skalovski (, 21 January 1909 – 1 July 2004) was a
Macedonian composer
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,
chorus and
orchestra
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conductor who wrote the music to
North Macedonia
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's
national anthem
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Denes nad Makedonija
"" (, ; ) is the national anthem of North Macedonia. Todor Skalovski composed the music and Vlado Maleski wrote the lyrics of the song in the early 1940s. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1992, almost a year after the state's independenc ...
" (). He is regarded as one of the most distinguished composers there.
Skalovski is also regarded as one of the trailblazers in composing music inspired by and incorporating Macedonian culture and mythology.
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Biography
Todor Skalovski was born in Tetovo (Kalkandelen) on 21 January 1909 in a family of merchants.Denes nad Makedonija
"" (, ; ) is the national anthem of North Macedonia. Todor Skalovski composed the music and Vlado Maleski wrote the lyrics of the song in the early 1940s. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1992, almost a year after the state's independenc ...
", the current national anthem of North Macedonia
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. In 1944, he founded the Macedonian Philharmonic Association and directed the first opera performance in Skopje, ''Caveleria Rusticana''. He died in Skopje in 2004.
References
Further reading
Conference notes on Skalovski
External links
Composers association of Macedonia – SOCOM
1909 births
2004 deaths
Macedonian choral conductors
Macedonian composers
Macedonian male composers
Macedonian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
20th-century composers
People from Tetovo
National anthem writers
Yugoslav musicians
20th-century conductors (music)
20th-century male musicians
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