Romanian rhapsody composer
Ciprian Porumbescu
Romanian composer
For a commune in Romania, see Ciprian Porumbescu, Suceava.
Ciprian Porumbescu (Romanian:[tʃipriˈanporumˈbesku]; born Cyprian Gołęmbiowski on 14 October – 6 June ) was a Romanian composer born in Șipotele Sucevei in Bucovina.
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His work spreads over various forms and musical genres, but the majority of his work is choral and operetta.
Biography
Ciprian Porumbescu was born into the family of Iraclie Gołęmbiowski a Romanian Orthodox priest and Emilia Clodnițchi, Polish, daughter of the forest brigadier from Voievodeasa.
Ciprian porumbescu biography of alberta About this article Porumbescu, Ciprian Updated About encyclopedia. Nascut la 15 februarie , din familia Bocanet din Stupca,regretatul regizor a fost victima cutremurului devastator,din martie He helped the rise of the Romanian music school during an age of enthusiasm generated by Romania's independence. His work spreads over various forms and musical genres, but the majority of his work is choral and operetta.Iraclie Gołęmbiowski called himself Iraclie Porumbescu from his youth, but he did not officially change his name until , when Ciprian was at school in Suceava. He studied music in Suceava and Cernăuți, then continued at the Konservatorium für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna from to under Anton Bruckner and Franz Krenn.
His artistic career as a composer, conductor, violinist, and pianist started in Cernăuți, and continued in Vienna, and later in Brașov where he taught vocal music at Romanian schools.
Ciprian Porumbescu wrote poetry, lyrics and press articles, and actively participated in public cultural life. He helped the rise of the Romanian music school during an age of enthusiasm generated by Romania's independence.
Some of the most remarkable musical pages of the composer were inspired by national heroes and great army leaders, such as Stephen III of Moldavia and Dragoș Vodă. The appreciation of his music came from the melodic nature of his compositions and their folklore inspiration.[1]
In , Porumbescu was arrested by the Austrian authorities due to his political ideals of Bucovina independence manifested within the Arboroasa society; Arboroasa was an ultra nationalistic Romanian organisation in Cernowitz (Cernăuți).
Ciprian porumbescu biography of alberta law Retrieved January 08, from Encyclopedia. Forgot your password? Porvoo Declaration. Cosma ed.During detention, he contracted tuberculosis. He was released later after being found not guilty,[2] going on to become a founding member of Societatea Academică Junimea (Junimea Academic Society). He died at the age of 29 in Stupca, which was renamed Ciprian Porumbescu in his honor.
Ciprian Porumbescu left a legacy of more than works, bringing him fame and popularity through his short life.
The composer saw his work Crai nou ("New Moon") performed in Brașov, while his vocal works Pe-al nostru steag ("On Our Flag"), Tricolorul ("The Tricolor", dedicated to Romania's national flag), Cântec de primăvară ("Spring Song"), Serenada, Cântecul gintei latine ("Latin Nation's Song"), La malurile Prutului ("On the Shores of the Prut River"), and Altarul mânăstirii Putna ("Putna Monastery's Altar") were already in the public conscience.[3]
Major works
Crai Nou
As a student at the Vienna Musical Conservatory, Porumbescu noted with great interest the success of operettas by Strauss, Suppé, Offenbach and others.
His supreme goal was to replace the frivolity of subject-matter in the fashionable operettas with a plot that revived old Romanian traditions.
Ciprian porumbescu biography of alberta canada External links [ edit ]. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Portuguese Overseas Administration. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.Among them was Crai Nou (New Moon), in which the new-born moon will fulfill every lover's dreams of happiness (collected and published by Vasile Alecsandri), appeared the most appropriate for the dream-like environment of the local and earnest task he had in mind. The result was Romania's first operetta of the same name.[citation needed]
Ballad for Violin and Orchestra
Finished on 21 October , the Ballad for Violin and Orchestra soon became the best known work by Ciprian Porumbescu, and a reference work in Romanian classical music of the 19th century.
In seclusion at Stupca, the composer meditated, drafted and then finished the piece, full of poetry and bitter nostalgia, with light and shade, a mixture of "Doina", old dance and song, everything in the environment of serene melancholy.