Blagoje Bersa

Croatian composer and music paedagogue

Blagoje Bersa (born as Benito Bersa, 21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence.

Bersa was born in Dubrovnik. He studied in Zagreb with Ivan Zajc and at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Julius Epstein. In 1919 he returned to Zagreb, where he worked as a composition teacher at the music academy. He remained there until his death.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

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  • Airs de ballet “Po načinu starih”
  • Airs de ballet “Po načinu starih”: No. 1. Fantasia breve. Grave – Andante
  • Airs de ballet “Po načinu starih”: No. 2. Scherzo. Vivo
  • Airs de ballet “Po načinu starih”: No. 3. L’heure de rêveries. Grave
  • Bagatella, op. 16
  • Ballabile
  • Ballade in D minor, op. 65
  • Bizarna serenada
  • Fantaisie-Impromptu, op. 27
  • Fantasia breve, op. 56
  • Marcia trionfale, op. 24
  • Minuet, op. 11
  • Mélancolie, op. 76
  • Na žalu
  • Notturno, op. 38
  • Novelette, op. 69
  • Ora triste, op. 37
  • Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 19
  • Piano Sonata no. 2 in F minor, op. 20
  • Riso e lamento, op. 63
  • Rondo-Polonaise, op. 18
  • Serenade-Barcarolle
  • Stari mornar priča
  • Sunčana polja
  • Tema con variazioni, op. 15
  • Valse mélancolique, op. 76
  • Valzer, op. 3
  • Venecijanska barkarola, op. 58