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Jure Robežnik

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Jure Robežnik
Background information
Born(1933-08-23)23 August 1933
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Died7 October 2022(2022-10-07) (aged 89)
GenresJazz, popular music
Instrument(s)Piano, vibraphone
Years active1950s−2022
Formerly ofMojmir Sepe Band

Jure Robežnik (23 August 1933 – 7 October 2022) was a Slovenian pianist and composer; his focus was on jazz and popular music.[1] Despite possessing no musical education, he authored over one hundred and fifty musical pieces.

Robežnik completed studies of German language in 1958 in Ljubljana. In 2017, he was bestowed with a Kozina Award by the Society of Slovenian Composers.[2]

List of pieces

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  • Pegasto dekle (A Freckled Girl; text by Elza Budau)
  • Ptica vrh Triglava (A Bird Above Triglav; text by Dušan Velkaverh)
  • Šel si mimo (You Went By; text by Elza Budau)
  • Ti si moja ljubezen (You Are My Love; text by Elza Budau)
  • Presenečenja (Surprises; text by Dušan Velkaverh)
  • Maja z biseri (Maja With Pearls; text by Dušan Velkaverh)
  • Mesto mladih (The City of Youth; text by Svetlana Makarovič)
  • Mlade oči (Young Eyes; text by Dušan Velkaverh)
  • Ljubljančanke (Girls of Ljubljana; text by Dušan Velkaverh)
  • Tri korake v modro (Three Steps Into Blue; text by Elza Budau)
  • Orion (Orion; text by Gregor Strniša)
  • Človek, ki ga ni (The Human That Does Not Exist; text by Branko Šömen)
  • Na deževen dan (On a Rainy Day; text by Elza Budau)
  • Na vrhu nebotičnika (On Top of the Skyscraper; text by Gregor Strniša)
  • Vrtiljak (Carousel; text by Gregor Strniša)
  • Lastovka (Swallow Bird; text by Milan Jesih)

References

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  1. ^ "Jure Robežnik: dokumentarni portret" [Jure Robežnik, Documentary Portrait] (in Slovenian). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Umrl je Jure Robežnik, velikan zlate dobe slovenske popevke" [Jure Robežnik, the Giant of the Golden Period of Slovenian Popular Music, Dies] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 7 October 2022.
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