Emil Adamič
Emil Adamič was among the most productive Slovenian composers. He wrote choral and orchestral music, altogether over 1,000 works.
Adamič was born in Dobrova to Avgust Adamič and Katarina Brus Adamič. He studied at conservatories in Trieste and Ljubljana. During the First World War, he was a prisoner of war in Tashkent. His works include the orchestral pieces Tatarska suita and Ljubljanski akvareli and the choral compositions Vragova nevesta and Smrt carja Samuela. He also wrote songs that used elements of Slovenian folk music, such as Zimska kmečka pesem. His influences included Romanticism, Impressionism, and Expressionism. He died in Ljubljana.
