Lejla Agolli
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{{Short description|Albanian composer (born 1950)}}
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Lejla Agolli (born 4 October 1950) is an Albanian composer.
Early life
Education
Agolli studied composition and orchestration in Tiranassa Tish Daijan.
Career
Agolli was winner of the National Civic Song Festival for the song Ah ky mall sung by Frederik Ndoci. Agolli served for several years as artistic director to The National Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dancing.{{cite web|url=http://www.shekulli.com.al/2010/08/04/lejla-ne-tri-rruge.html|title=Lejla në tri rrugë|access-date=5 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807092229/http://www.shekulli.com.al/2010/08/04/lejla-ne-tri-rruge.html|archive-date=7 August 2010}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&q=Norton+grove+Lejla+Agolli&pg=PA4|title=The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers|first1=Julie Anne|last1=Sadie|first2=Rhian|last2=Samuel|year=1994|isbn=9780393034875|access-date=4 October 2010}}
Works
Agolli's compositions include cantata, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. Selected works include:
Filmography
- 1976 Majlinda dhe zogu i vogël - Composer. Animation short.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295411/fullcredits |title=Majlinda dhe zogu i vogël (1976) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 16, 2019}}
- 1976 Lisharsi - Composer. Animation short.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295395/ |title=Lisharsi (1976) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 16, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Lejla-Agolli Lejla Agolli at musicalics.com]
- [https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/composer/Lejla-Agolli/ Lejla Agolli at earsense.org]
- [http://www.donneinmusica.org/www/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=123&lang=en#albania Women Composers Programmed since 1978 at donneinmusica.org]
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Category:20th-century classical composers
Category:Women classical composers
Category:Albanian classical composers
Category:Albanian women composers
Category:21st-century classical composers