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– Tue 16 Sep: Cycles - A feast of Orchestral Song Cadogan Hall, London, UK
– Wed 17 Sep: Gloria in Re Maggiore Arezzo, Italy
– Sat 20 Sep: Messa Clementina II a 5 voci e Stabat Mater a 10 voci Turin, Italy
– Mon 22 Sep: Messa Clementina II a 5 voci e Stabat Mater a 10 voci Brescia, Italy
– Sun 28 Sep: New Music for Saxophone Pima College, Tucson, Arizona, USA

– Musikpreis Salzburg 2009 awarded to Klaus Huber 11 Aug 2008
– Wagstaff's Piano Quintet released on CD 6 Aug 2008
– Statue unveiled to honour Séan Ó Riada 4 Aug 2008
– Norman Dello Joio dies at 95 29 Jul 2008

Birthdays:
– Paul Tobey
– Robert Livingston Aldridge
– Vladislav Aleksandrovich Uspensky
– Graham Whettam
– Madeleine Winefride Isabelle Dring
Dying days:
– Rowan Taylor
– Franco Ferrara
– Henri (Henry) Desmarest
Events:
– (1972) Sylvano Bussotti: Premiere of Lorenzaccio, in Venice, Italy.
– (1922) Arthur Bliss: Premiere of A Colour Symphony, in Gloucester, England.

– Pehr Henrik Nordgren (6 Sep)
– Boris Berlin (5 Sep)
– Herman Berlinski (5 Sep)
– Johan Daniel Berlin (5 Sep)
– Victor Schlesinger (5 Sep)
– Anton Berlijn (5 Sep)
– Felix Mikhailovich Blumenfeld (4 Sep)
– Andreas (Andries) Pevernage (4 Sep)
– John Newell (4 Sep)
– Chan Ka Nin (4 Sep)

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Born: 1845 — Timisoara — Romania

Died: 28 September 1902 — Bucharest — Romania

• Valurile Dunarii (Donauwellen), waltz, 1890
• Carmen Sylva, waltz, 1892
• Goldene Stunden, waltz, 1893
• La Bella Roumaine, waltz, 1901
• Rosina, polka, 1902
• Anniversary waltz, waltz
• Die Ballkönigin, waltz, op. 127
• Dunajské vlny
• Herzliebchen, waltz
• Kaiserreise, martz
• Lieb’ um Liebe, waltz, op. 155
• Rosen aus dem Orient, waltz

Known mainly for his for “Donauwellen” (Waves of the Danube). Hij wrote numerous works for wind orchestra.

Iosef Ivanovici’s most famous composition, “Over the Waves of the Danube” was written and sung by Al Jolson in the biographical film “The Jolson Story”. It begins: “Oh, how we danced on the night we were wed, We vowed our true love, though a word wasn’t said.” Chorus: “Dear, as I held you close in my arms, angels were singing a hymn to your charms, two hearts gently beating and murmuring low, darling I love you so.” [Augusto Ferrera, Long Beach, CA]

Iosif Ivanovici studier with Alois Riedl in Galati and with Emil Lehr in Iasi. He started as musician, and from 1879 till 1894 he was military band leader in Tulcea, Focşani in the district Vrancea and in the capitol Bucharest. From 1880 he also was conductor of an orchestra in Galati. From 1895 till his death he was inspector general of the all Romanian military bands.

• http://www.johann-strauss.org.uk/composers/index.php3?content=ivanovici

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