Slavenski, Josip (Chakovec, Croatia, 11. ⅴ 1896 – Belgrade, 30. ⅺ 1955) – Composer. In his works, he gives a symbiosis of musical elements, grounded in the traditional values of Balkan music, with a contemporary musical speech, based on bold and, for what time, revolutionary expressions. In his opus, four Balkan games, for orchestra (1938), work with special importance for Macedonian music. Written on topics from Serbian and Macedonian folklore, the composition ends with the symbol of Macedonian music folklore – the folk game “The difficult”, which through a gradual gradation is twisted to a magnificent dancing ecstasy. B. ORT. Slaveska, Ljubica Borisova
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис СЛАВЕНСКИ, Јосип