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Janez Matičič

Slovenian composer and pianist

Janez Matičič (3 June 1926 – 18 April 2022) was a Slovenian composer and pianist. He was a regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts starting in 2007.

Matičič was born in Ljubljana, and was the brother of writer Nada Matičič. He graduated in composition from the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 1950 and conducting in 1951. From 1959 to 1961 he studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. Then, from 1959 to 1975, he collaborated with the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, who were experimenting with electroacoustic music under the direction of Pierre Schaeffer.

Among Matičič's works are two concertos for piano and orchestra, a concerto for cello and orchestra, and a number of pieces created in a modernist and experimental mode. In 2007 he received the Prešeren Award for his lifetime achievement in music. He died on April 17, 2022, at the age of 95.

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Works

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  • Appassionato za violino in klavir, op. 12
  • Chants, št. 1 za violino solo, op. 48
  • Deux poèmes za violo in klavir, op. 18
  • Deux poèmes za violo in klavir, op. 18: I. Quasi Lento
  • Deux poèmes za violo in klavir, op. 18: II. Andante
  • Gemini
  • Gemini: I. Graduel
  • Gemini: II. Punctus
  • Gemini: III. Fluides
  • Gemini: IV. Cantus
  • Gemini: V. Cinesis
  • Kozmofonija za klavir in magnetofonski trak, op. 42
  • Miniature Variations
  • Oscilacije, op. 37
  • Poème lyrique za violino in klavir, op. 22
  • Repliques, op. 63
  • Repliques, op. 63: I. Canto antico
  • Repliques, op. 63: II. Frenetico
  • Sonata no. 4 "Chorals"
  • Sonata no. 4 "Chorals": I. Chorals
  • Sonata no. 4 "Chorals": II. Soave
  • Sonata no. 4 "Chorals": III. Exalta
  • Synthèses za violino in klavir, op. 41
  • Synthèses za violino in klavir, op. 41: I. Transparences
  • Synthèses za violino in klavir, op. 41: II. Ostinato
  • Synthèses za violino in klavir, op. 41: III. Limpido
  • Three Piano Pieces
  • Three Piano Pieces: I. Prelude
  • Three Piano Pieces: II. Nocturne
  • Three Piano Pieces: III. Toccata
  • Tri vizije, op. 46
  • Tri vizije, op. 46: I. Hypnos
  • Tri vizije, op. 46: II. Agora
  • Tri vizije, op. 46: III. Extasis
  • Trois Morceaux za violino in klavir, op. 17
  • Trois Morceaux za violino in klavir, op. 17: I. Prélude
  • Trois Morceaux za violino in klavir, op. 17: II. Air
  • Trois Morceaux za violino in klavir, op. 17: III. Nocturne
  • Štiri uspavanke za violino in klavir, op. 50
  • Štiri uspavanke za violino in klavir, op. 50: I.
  • Štiri uspavanke za violino in klavir, op. 50: II.
  • Štiri uspavanke za violino in klavir, op. 50: III.
  • Štiri uspavanke za violino in klavir, op. 50: IV.