Primož Ramovš

Primož Ramovš (March 20, 1921 – January 10, 1999) was a Slovenian composer. He was born and died in Ljubljana.

Ramovš studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Music from 1935 to 1941 under Slavko Osterc; following this he studied in Siena under Vito Frazzi in 1941 and in Rome with Goffredo Petrassi and Alfredo Casella from 1941 to 1943. In 1945 he began working at the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts, where he became director in 1952. He also taught at the Ljubljana Conservatory from 1948 to 1964. Ramovš's early works are neoclassical in style, but later works employ serialism and other modernist techniques.

Works

• 6 symphonies (1940, 1943, 1948, Simfonija 68 1968, Simfonija med klavirjem in orkestrom [Symphony between piano and orchestra] 1970, Simfonija Pietà 1995) and a sinfonietta (1951)
• Kolovrat, string orchestra (1986)
• Contrasts, flute and orchestra (1966)
• Syntheses, horn and ensemble (1971)
• Concerto profano, organ and orchestra (1984)
• Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (1961)
• Trumpet concerto (1985)
• Transformacije (Transformations) for 2 violas and 10 string instruments (1963)
• Tryptychon, string quartet (1969)
• 3 Nocturnes, double bass (1972)
• Improvisations, harp (1973)
• Aforizmi (Aphorisms) for viola and piano (1964)
• Nokturno for viola and piano (1959)
• Skice (Sketches) for viola and piano (1958)

• Much film music

References

• Don Randel, The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 725.

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