Tomislav Zografski (, 29 March 193414 January 2000) was a Macedonian composer and music pedagogue who also wrote music for film and television. His neoclassical language played a key part in the journey of
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*Music of Southeastern Europe
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toward the
postmodern
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era. Zografski's musical language was not archetypal of neoclassical folklore-inspired pastiche but instead more the result of him venturing into the examination and development of more exemplar traditional repertoire in a way that was unconventional and compelling and which retained transformed elements from an earlier period.
Zografski was born in
Veles
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,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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(now
Macedonia
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) on 29 March 1934. He studied music at Skopje Music School and Belgrade Music School and composition at the
Music Academy in Belgrade
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. In 1967 he became professor at the faculty of music at
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
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.
Awards
* 1961 First Prize, Union of Youth Competition for Suite for piano solo
* 1962 City’s Committee of SMM Award for Suite for piano
* 1962 City’s Committee of SMM Award for Suite for violin and piano
* 1969 First Prize, University Skopje Competition for ''In Praise of Cyril and Methodius''
* 1969 ″11 October″ Award for ''In Praise of Cyril and Methodius''
* 1972 First Prize of Yugoslav Radio Festival for ''Molitva''
* 1973 Golden Arena (Film Music Award) for ''Ukleti smo, Irina''
* 1979 First Prize, Award of RTV (MRT) Skopje for ''Madrigals''
* 1979 First Prize, Award of RTV (MRT) Skopje for ''Karaorman Cantata''
* 1980 TEHO (Tetovo Choir Festival) Award for ''Vardar''
* 1981 TEHO (Tetovo Choir Festival) Award for ''Dojdovme''
* 1981 ″13 November″ Award of City of Skopje for Passacaglia
* 1991 ″Panche Peshev″, Macedonian Composers′ Association (SOKOM) Award for Scherzo
* 1991 ″Panche Peshev″, Macedonian Composers′ Association (SOKOM) Award for Sonata for two pianos
* 1994 Winner of the State ″11 October″ Achievement Award
* 1997