Marjan Kozina
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Marjan Kozina was a Slovenia
n composer. His best known works include a symphony
, composed in stages through the late 1940s; the opera Equinox
, completed in 1946; and the music for the film On Own Land, which he later arranged into a suite for orchestra. He was a native of Novo Mesto
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n composer. His best known works include a symphony
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
, composed in stages through the late 1940s; the opera Equinox
Equinox (opera)
Equinox is a Slovene-language opera by the Slovenian composer Marjan Kozina. Based on a play by the Croatian writer Ivo Vojnović, it was first performed in Ljubljana on May 2, 1946....
, completed in 1946; and the music for the film On Own Land, which he later arranged into a suite for orchestra. He was a native of Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...
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