Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1472832 Composed by Dora Peja?evi?. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. 39 pages. John Ivor Holland #1050464. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1472832). Countess Maria Theodora Paulina Dora Peja?evi? (10 September 1885 – 5 March 1923) was a Croatian composer, pianist and violinist and one of the first composers to introduce the orchestral song to Croatian music. Her Symphony in F-sharp minor is considered by scholars to be the first modern symphony in Croatian music. Peja?evi? is noted for her vocal compositions, piano miniatures, and string quartets, which were heavily influenced by the expressionist and modernist trends of the time. In her early career, Peja?evi?’s primary themes were highly representative of the Romantic period, but this would change after her experience working as a paramedic in the First World War after which her works reflected the philosophic movement of nihilism and discussed motifs of death, isolation, and futility of war. This wonderful 'Elegie', originally composed for violin and piano, dates from 1913, just before the outbreak of war and is dedicated to Johannes Nádherny-Borutin, an important Czech politician. This arrangement has been made as part of an ongoing project to bring more music by women composers into the worldwide concert band repertoire.
