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 1935-1941 under Slavko Osterc; following this he studied in Siena under Vito Frazzi in 1941 and in Rome with Goffredo Petrassi and Alfredo Casella from 1941-1943. 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 1948-1964. 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.