Ilja Zeljenka
Ilja Zeljenka (21 December 1932 – 13 July 2007) was a Slovak composer.
Born in Bratislava, Zeljenka studied music with Ján Cikker from 1951-1956. During the 1970s his more experimental idiom was suppressed by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, and he produced music based on folk music and neoromantic styles. His very large output includes three operas (including Bátoryčka (1994), based on the…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Slovakia
- Born
- December 21st, 1932
- Died
- July 13th, 2007