Emil Adamič
Slovenian composer
Died when: 58 years 347 days (707 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Emil Adamic (December 25, 1877 – December 6, 1936) was among the most productive Slovenian composers.He wrote choral and orchestral music, altogether over 1,000 works.
Adamic was born in Dobrova to Avgust Adamic (1843–1915) and Katarina Brus Adamic (1854–1915).He studied at conservatories in and Ljubljana.During the First World War, he was a prisoner of war in Tashkent.
His works include the orchestral pieces Tatarska suita (Tatar Suite, 1918) and Ljubljanski akvareli (Ljubljana Watercolours, 1925) and the choral compositions Vragova nevesta (The Devil's Bride, 1925) and Smrt carja Samuela (The Death of Tsar Samuel, 1934).
He also wrote songs that used elements of Slovenian folk music, such as Zimska kmecka pesem (A Farmer's Winter Song, 1903).
His influences included Romanticism, Impressionism, and Expressionism.He died in Ljubljana.
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