Antun Dobronić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antun Dobronić

Croatian composer

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1878

Place of Birth: Jelsa, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1955

Profession: composer

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Antun Dobronic (2 April 1878, Jelsa, Croatia – 12 December 1955, Zagreb, Croatia) was a Croatian composer and pupil of Vítezslav Novák.
He studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1910 to 1912.
From 1922 to 1940, he served as professor at the Zagreb Academy of Music.
His works show a strong streak of Croatian nationalism, which also is manifest in his writings on music.
He sought to integrate high culture music techniques with traditional Croatian folk elements. Dobronic was a prolific composer.
He composed eight symphonies and six ballets.
He also composed operas, chamber music, and works for choirs.