Nikša Gligo
Croatian musicologist (1946–2024)
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Nikša Gligo (6 April 1946 – 10 February 2024) was a Croatian musicologist and academic.
Nikša Gligo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 April 1946 |
| Died | 10 February 2024 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb University of Ljubljana |
| Known for | 20th-century classical music, Contemporary classical music |
| Awards | Josip Andreis Award Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Porin Lifetime Achievement Award Order of Danica Hrvatska |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Humanities and musicology |
| Thesis | The Problems of the 20th Century New Music: Theoretical Basis and the Evaluation Criteria (1984) |
| Andrej Rijavec | |
Notable students | Dalibor Davidović |
Biography
Nikša Gligo was born in Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia on 6 April 1946.[1] His scientific interests included 20th-century music, music terminology, the aesthetics of music, and music semiology.[2] He has been involved with the Music Biennale Zagreb in various capacities from 1973 to 1991 and from 2002.[1] He served as the art director of the 10th Biennale in 1979.[3] He was a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 2006[1] and a member of section Musicology & History of Art & Architecture of the Academia Europaea from 2014.[4] Gligo died on 10 February 2023, at the age of 77.[5]
