Benjamin Ipavec

Benjamin Ipavec (24 December 1829 – 20 December 1908) was one of the foremost Slovene Romantic composers. A native of Šentjur, he lived in that town for much of his life. He was a physician in his professional life; as a composer he wrote mainly small choral pieces for amateur forces. He wrote the first Slovene operetta, titled . His brother Gustav and nephew Josip were both active as physicians and composers as well. Ipavec died in Graz on 20 December 1908 and he was buried there two days later.

See also

List of Slovenian composers

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1829 births

1908 deaths

Romantic composers

Slovenian classical composers

Slovenian male musicians

19th-century Slovenian physicians

Male classical composers

People from Šentjur

20th-century male musicians

19th-century male musicians