Fran Gerbič

Fran Gerbič

Fran Gerbič (5 October 1840, Cerknica – 29 March 1917, Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer and operatic tenor.

Gerbič was born in Cerknica and entered a normal school in 1856, where his instructors included Kamilo Mašek. He was assigned to a teaching position in Trnovo (now part of Ilirska Bistrica), where he also served as organist and composed his first works.[1]

During the 1940s Gerbič was one of the best-known composers of Yugoslavia abroad.[2]

Works

Operas

  • Kres (Midsummer) 1896
  • Nabor 1913

Songs

  • Kam? (Where?)
  • Pojdem na prejo (I'll Watch the Girls Spinning)
  • V noči (In the Night)

References

  1. ^ "Gerbic, Fran (1840–1917)". Slovenska biografija. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Journal of Central European Affairs: 1947 "The most famous composers are Fran Gerbic (1840-1917), opera singer and composer of piano and orchestral music;"
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