Dobri Hristov
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Dobri Hristov (December 27, 1875 - January 23, 1941), was born in Varna, Bulgaria, three years before the liberation of the country from Ottoman rule (1878).
Hristov was one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century. He wrote mainly choral music, as well as some church music and music for the orchestra. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1903 (under the directorship of the famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak). He returned to Bulgaria and helped with the development of Bulgarian music culture, using lots of Bulgarian folklore elements in his compositions. He was conductor of "The Seven Saints" (http://www.thesevensaints.com) ensemble and choir in the church of the same name in Sofia, Bulgaria between 1911 and 1928.
External links
- Hristov depicted on the 500 leva banknote (http://www.kirildouhalov.net/republic/500f-1993.jpg)bg:Добри Христов
