Lorenc Antoni (23 September 1909 – 21 October 1991) was an Albanian composer, conductor, and ethnomusicologist.

Early years

Lorenc Antoni was born on 23 September 1909 in Üsküp (now Skopje), in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia). Three years later, the region with which we would be associated for the rest of his life came to be first part of the Kingdom of Serbia and later Yugoslavia. He was raised as a Catholic in the Albanian Catholic community of Skopje, and is the cousin of Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa).[1][2][3][4] Since a child, he was active in various musical ensembles of the Albanians. He studied music privately in Skopje and Belgrade. After completing his education at the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje, he relocated to Ferizaj.

Career

In 1941 Antoni began teaching music in Ferizaj, Prizren, and Pristina. In 1948 Antoni established in Prizren one of the Josip Slavenski music schools of former Yugoslavia for beginners and intermediate music performers. He led and conducted the choir of the school. He also conducted the artists of the cultural "Agimi" society and the Symphony Orchestra of the city of Prizren.

In the study of folklore, Antoni wrote a seven-volume work on Albanian folk music from Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and South Morava. He also composed around 200 musical compositions, mainly vocal pieces.[5][6][7][8][9]

Recognition

There is a music school named after Antoni in Prizren.[10][11] The School of music “Lorenc Antoni” has six classes, 52 students, and 21 teachers.[12] [13]

Death

Antoni died on 21 October 1991 in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia.

Works

Literary works

Scientific articles

References

  1. ^ Robert Elsie (2004). Historical Dictionary of Kosova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5309-6.
  2. ^ Barbara McNeil; Miranda C. Herbert; Dennis La Beau (1 February 1982). Performing arts biography master index: a consolidated index to over 270,000 biographical sketches of persons living and dead, as they appear in over 100 of the principal biographical dictionaries devoted to the performing arts. Gale Research Company. ISBN 978-0-8103-1097-1.
  3. ^ Noted in :International who's who in music and musicians' directory. LORENC. Antoni. b. 23 Sept. 1909, Skopje, Yugoslavia. Radio & TV Music Editor. Educ: Philos. Fac., Skopje, m.
  4. ^ International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Melrose Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-900332-44-9.
  5. ^ Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical Dictionary of Kosova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5309-6.
  6. ^ McNeil, Barbara; Herbert, Miranda C. (1982). Performing Arts Biography Master Index: A Consolidated Index to Over 270,000 Biographical Sketches of Persons Living and Dead, as They Appear in Over 100 of the Principal Biographical Dictionaries Devoted to the Performing Arts. Gale Research Company. ISBN 978-0-8103-1097-1.
  7. ^ Noted in :International who's who in music and musicians' directory. LORENC. Antoni. b. 23 Sept. 1909, Skopje, Yugoslavia. Radio & TV Music Editor. Educ: Philos. Fac., Skopje, m.
  8. ^ International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Melrose Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-900332-44-9.
  9. ^ http://www.radiovaticana.org/alb/Articolo.asp?c=105230[dead link]
  10. ^ "UNMIK Photo - Events Coverage". Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  11. ^ "Albanian Language Education in Kosova". www.alb-net.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-16.
  12. ^ "BIRN - New Cathedral Symbolises Catholic Rebirth in Kosovo". Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  13. ^ "Informacion". www.shoqeriajone.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
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