Dragutin Hrastović
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Dragutin Hrastović is a Croatian singer, composer and arranger of contemporary Christian music. He is known for his nickname "Eucharistic Nightingale".[1]
Dragutin Hrastović | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dragutin Hrastović |
| Era | Contemporary Christian music |
| Works | 4 albums, more than 100 songs |
He wrote his first song at the age of 30.[2] During the next fifteen years, he wrote more than 100 songs and published 4 albums: "Ljubav koja preobražava" (Love that transforms), "Dvije zlatne poluge" (Two bullions), "Suze moje majke" (My mother's tears) and "Kralj ljubavi" (King of love).[2]
Among all the songs and arrangements, some compositions stands out, such as "Cijeno neprocjenjiva" (Priceless price; written for Alen Hržica), "Sva si lijepa Marijo" (Mary, you are beautiful at all) and "Mi smo novo nebo" (We are the new sky).[1][2] Song "Cijeno neprocjenjiva" was included into Anthology of Croatian Christian music, album "Popularna duhovna glazba: 100 originalnih pjesama" (Popular spiritual music: 100 original songs) in edition of Croatia Records.[3]
He collaborated with other Croatian spiritual music performers. He performed on many Christian music festivals, such as Krapinafest,[4] Tonkafest[5] and Karmelfest.[6]