Luka Sorkočević
Luka Sorkočević , also Luca Sorgo , (born January 13, 1734 in Dubrovnik ( Ragusa) , then an independent republic; † September 11, 1789 in Dubrovnik) was a diplomat and composer . He is considered the first Croatian composer of symphonies .
Luka Sorkočević was born into a noble family in Dubrovnik. He received his first music lessons in the vicinity of the Jesuit college of the city and from Giuseppe Valenti , who was the cathedral music director from 1750 to 1761 . Then Sorkočević continued his music studies in Rome with Rinaldo di Capua .
In 1752 he was elected to the Great Council ( Latin Consilium Maius , Croatian Veliko vijeće ; Italian Maggior Consiglio ) of the Republic of Dubrovnik , in which office he remained until the end of his life. As a diplomat he represented Dubrovnik at the Viennese court for a few months in 1781 and became friends with Joseph Haydn and Christoph Willibald Gluck .
His compositions, of which only twelve have survived - including eight symphonies - were probably written between 1750 and 1770. His son Antun Sorkočević (1775–1841 in Paris) also worked as a diplomat and composer.
Web links
- CV, father and son Sorkočević
- Comprehensive CV (in Croatian)
- Luka Sorkočević - first Croatian composer of symphonies (in Croatian)
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SURNAME | Sorkočević, Luka |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sorgo, Luca |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Diplomat and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1734 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dubrovnik |
DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1789 |
Place of death | Dubrovnik |