Bojan Adamič

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Bojan Adamič, (9 August 1912 - 3 November 1995) was a renowned Slovenian composer of film scores, born in Ribnica.

Biography

Adamič graduated in piano from the Ljubljana Music Academy under Janko Ravnik. Although preferring jazz at first, he later concentrated on film, pop and stage music. He composed music for more than 200 Slovene and foreign films, also appearing as an actor in two films and conducting the musical score for another two. He developed a specific sound, based on folk elements, which is present in all his work.

He was the author of a book on Slovenian songs, Samospevi, 1943-1945, published in 1971.

At one time he was President of the Society of Slovene Composers. He was a long time conductor of the Ljubljana Radio Television Dance Orchestra and the head of its music production from 1980.

He died in 1995 in Ljubljana

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