Marko Tajcevic
Songs from the Mur-Island, Little Pieces for Piano
The Serbian composer, conductor and university lecturer Marko Tajčević, who died in 1984, was one of the leading personalities in Yugoslavian musical life after 1945. His works are typically conceived for piano, and many inspired by the folk music of his nation. This also includes the 13 pieces of this volume, which skillfully transpose the traditional songs from the region between the rivers Drau and Mur in northern Croatia, and transform them into delightful little pieces.
About the Composer
Marko Tajcevic
A composer and conductor who endeavored to establish a Yugoslavian national style. To this end he incorporated the folk music of his homeland and connected it to late-Romantic and modern elements. He wrote choral works, song cycles, and instrumental music and published works of music pedagogy and music criticism.
| 1900 | Born in Osijek (Croatia) on January 29.In Zagreb he is taught by Fran Lhotka, Franjo Dugan, and Blagoje Bersa. In Prague he studies with Václav Štěpán, in Vienna with Joseph Marx. |
| 1924–27 | He teaches at various schools in Zagreb. Writes his seven balkanskih igara (Balkan Dances) for piano. |
| 1927–40 | He teaches at the Lisinski Music School, founded by him and Zlatko Grgošević, and is also active as a choir director. |
| from 1940–45 | He moves to Belgrade, where he teaches at the upper music school. |
| 1945 | Appointed teacher at the Academy of Music. |
| 1950–66 | He is professor of music theory and composition at the Academy of Music. |
| 1960–62 | Holds the chair in music at the Pedagogical Academy in Titograd (now Podgorica). |
| 1984 | Dies in Belgrade on July 19. |
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