Dora Pejačević
Croatian composer (1885–1923) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Countess Maria Theodora Paulina (Dora) Pejačević (Hungarian: Gróf verőczei Pejácsevich Mária Theodóra Paulina "Dóra", 10 September 1885 – 5 March 1923) was a Croatian composer, pianist and violinist and one of the first composers to introduce the orchestral song to Croatian music.[1][2] Her Symphony in F-sharp minor is considered by scholars to be the first modern symphony in Croatian music.[3] Pejačević is noted for her vocal compositions, piano miniatures, and string quartets,[2] which were heavily influenced by the expressionist and modernist trends of the time.[4]
In her early career, Pejačević’s primary themes were highly representative of the Romantic period, but this would change after her experience working as a paramedic in the First World War after which her works reflected the philosophic movement of nihilism and discussed motifs of death, isolation, and futility of war.[4]