Historical FigureMale
Davorin Jenko
1835 – 1914
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryDavorin Jenko was a Slovene and Serbian composer. He is sometimes considered the father of Slovenian national Romantic music. Among other songs, he composed the melody for the Serbian national anthem "Bože pravde", the former Slovenian national anthem "Naprej, zastava Slave", and the popular Serbian and Montenegrin song "Serbian Marseillaise".
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 9, 1835
Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Date of death
November 25, 1914
Ljubljana
Citizenship
Austrian Empire · Kingdom of Serbia
Occupations & fields
conductorcomposerchapelmaster
Notable works
Bože pravde
- Field and occupation
- hudební skladatel
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