Ivan Brkanović
| Ivan Brkanović | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 December 1906 |
| Died | 20 February 1987 (aged 80) |
| Era | 20th century |
| Notable work | http://quercus.mic.hr/quercus/person/215 |
Ivan Brkanović (Škaljari next to Kotor, 27 December 1906 – Zagreb, 20 February 1987), is a Croatian composer. He was a choir conductor, high school teacher, dramaturge at the Zagreb Opera, director of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and a professor at the Sarajevo Music Academy. He worked intensively as a music publicist and was a president of the Croatian Composers' Society. Father of the Croatian composer Željko Brkanović.
He was born in Škaljari into Croatian family. In 1927 he came to Zagreb to study music. In his first years in Zagreb he works in a factory and attends a music school. In 1932 he started writing for magazines Evolucija, Hrvatski dnevnik, Sv. Cecilija and Novosti. After that he enrolled to Zagreb Music Academy where he was thaught by Blagoje Bersa. Because of Bersa's death he finished Music Academy in the class of Fran Lhotka. After graduation in 1935 he started working as a music teacher in Zagreb's comprehensive school. Later he spent four months on specialization at Schola Cantorum de Paris.
In 1951 he was appointed as a music counselor at Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and from 1954 as a director of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a president of Bosnian Composers's Society (1950–1951) and of Croatian Composers' Society (1953–1955). He thaught at the Music Academy in Sarajevo. After returning to Zagreb he retires and continues to compose. In 1983 he became a member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He died 20 December 1987.
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