Guilelm Şorban
Guilelm Şorban (born February 2, 1876 in Arad , † July 7, 1923 in Dej ) was a Romanian composer and pianist.
Life
He published the work Ten Romanian Folk Songs in Leipzig in 1894 and the Romanian Compositions Album in Vienna in 1900 , in which there are two original texts by George Coşbuc .
Guilelm Şorban became known through his songs I only have one torment and next to unequal poplars , as well as My pain and He, innkeeper Niculae . Many of his songs circulate anonymously. He has composed over 100 pieces, some of them based on the texts of the Romanian poets Mihai Eminescu , Octavian Goga , and George Coşbuc .
He is the father of the art critic Raoul Sorban and the grandfather of the musicologist Elena Maria Sorban .
literature
- Viorel Cosma : Romanian musician . Lexicon, Volume IX, Editura Muzicală, Bucharest, 2006, pp. 43–45.
- Otilia Badea: The role of Romanian cult music in building the national identity of the Romanians in Transylvania and Banat (1870–1940) , Scientific Director Professor Simona Nicoară, Faculty of History and Philosophy, “Babeş-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, 2015
Web links
- Medalioane muzicale - Guilelm Șorban (PDF file) (Romanian)
- Guilelm Șorban, un mare compozitor uitat (Romanian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Şorban, Guilelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arad |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1923 |
| Place of death | Dej |