Zmaga Kumer

Slovenian musicologist
Zmaga Kumer
Born(1924-04-25)25 April 1924
Ribnica, Slovenia
Died27 December 2008(2008-12-27) (aged 84)
OccupationMusicologist

Zmaga Kumer (April 24, 1924 – December 27, 2008)[1] was a Slovenian musicologist and educator known for her research and writing on folk songs in Slovenia.[2] She attended the University of Ljubljana and the Ljubljana Academy of Music.[3] she taught at the Musicology Department of the Ljubljana Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana Academy of Music. She was also associated with the Ljubljana Institute of Ethnomusicology.[4][2]

She was the recipient of a Herder Prize as well as a Zois Award and a Strekelj Award. She was the author of many articles and books; notably Slovenska ljudska ghsbih in godei (Slovenian Folk Instruments and Musicians) and the textbook Etnomuzikologija (Ethnomusicology).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Zmaga Kumer". Schott Music Group. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kaucic, Marjetka Golez (2010). "Obituaries: Zmaga Kumer (1924-2008)". Folk Music Journal. 9 (5): 848–850.
  3. ^ "Kumer, Zmaga". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Kumer, Zmaga". Grove Music Online.
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