Jakov Gotovac
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Composition list
Opera and lyrical music
Chamber music
Symphonic music
Vocal music
Compositions sorted on opus (if available)
Op. 12
Op. 13
Op. 14
Op. 16
Op. 17
Op. 18
Op. 22
Op. 23
Op. 28
Op. 30
Op. 32
Op. 33
Op. 35
Sheet music for Jakov Gotovac
Liebeswerbung op. 15 — Jakov Gotovac
men's choir — choral score —
Composed by Jakov Gotovac. Sheet music. Schott Choral Music. Choral score. Op. 15. 4 pages. Schott Music #C 39203. Published by Schott Music (HL.49013584).
Price: $2.00
Am Adriatischen Meer — Jakov Gotovac
men's choir (TTBB) — Choral Score —
Nach dir ich mich sehne. Composed by Jakov Gotovac. This edition: Folding. Sheet music. Schott Chorverlag (Choral Music). Choral Score. 8 pages. Duration 4'. Schott Music #C 37833. Published by Schott Music (HL.49024442).
Price: $3.00
Das gestohlene Mantelchen op. 15/3 — Jakov Gotovac
men's choir (TTBB) — Choral Score —
Dafina, am feurigen Rotwein. Composed by Jakov Gotovac. This edition: Folding. Sheet music. Schott Chorverlag (Choral Music). Choral Score. Op. 15/3. 8 pages. Schott Music #C 37835. Published by Schott Music (HL.49024448).
Price: $3.00
Conversations - Contemporary Music for Two Harpsichords — David Shemer
— CD — Classical
By David Shemer and Marina Minkin. By Anna Segal, Jakov Jakoulov, Netta Aloni, Oded Zehavi, Peter Planyavsky, Uri Brener, and Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). Classical. CD. Omnibus Press #CC5012. Published by Omnibus Press (NX.CC5012).
Price: $12.00
Theatrical works
- Morana (A. Muratbegović; Brno, 1930)
- Ero s onoga svijeta (“Ero, the spouse fallen from the sky”, id., Zagreb, 1935)
- Kamenik (“The quarry”, ibid., 1946)
- Mila Gojsalića (D. Audelinović; ibid., 1952)
- Stanac (V. Rabadan, by M. Držić; ibid., 1959)
- Dalmaro (R. Petelinova; ibid., 1964)
- also Djerdan, “Singspiel” (“The jewel”, ibid., 1955)
- Petar Svačić, op.-oratorio (1969)
- incidental music for Dubravka by Gundulić (ibid., 1928)
Orchestral works
- Jugoslavensko kolo o Simfonijsko kolo (1926)
- Orači (“The ploughmen”, 1937)
- Guslar (“The fiddler”, 1940)
- Dinarka (1945)
- Bunjevacka igra (1960)
- besides: Pjesma i ples s Balkan (“Balkans’ songs and dances”) for strings (1939)
- Dalmatinsko pastirče for recorders orchestra (1956)
Choral works including
- Jadovanka za teletom (“Lament for a dead calf”, 1924)
- Koleda (1925)
Voice and orchestra including
- Djevojka mjesec [“The girl and the moon” for A (contralto), 1917]
- 2 sonnets for Bar. (baritone) (1921)
- Pjesma čeznuća (“Songs of nostalgia”, 1939)
- Rizvan-Aga (1938)
The Croatian composer and conductor (Split, 11-XI-1895 – Zagreb, 16-X-1982) Jakov Gotovac studied law at the Universities of Zagreb and Graz, and music with A. Dobronić and J. Hatz. Later, he improved his musical studies in Vienna with J. Marx. From 1923 to 1957 was the conductor of Zagreb’s Opera, where he was also active as a choirmaster: for many years he directed the choir “Mladost-Balkan”. His son Pero (Zagreb, 12-II-1927) has been working as a composer as well, mainly of folk and film music.
Bibliography
D. CVETKO, in MGG [Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart – Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik (Fr. Blume), 14 vols. + 2 suppl., Kassel-Basel, 1949-79]; J. Andreis, Jakov Gotovac, in “Mogucnosti”, 1957; I. BOSKOVIC, Jakov Gotovac, in “Dubrovnika”, 1966.
Jakov Gotovac’s biography, compositions and bibliography in: Dizionario della Musica e dei Musicisti, “Le Biografie”, vol. III, 1st ed. 1986, reprint 2000, Utet, Torino, Italy.