Temistocle Popa
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Temistocle Popa
| image = Temistocle Popa.jpeg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Galați, Kingdom of Romania
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|11|26|1921|6|27|df=y}}
| death_place = Bucharest, Romania
| instrument = Flute, harp, saxophone
| genre = Rock, jazz fusion, electronica
| occupation = Composer, songwriter, actor
| years_active = 1943–2013
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| alma_mater = National University of Music Bucharest
| burial_place = Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest
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Themistocles Popa ({{IPA|ro|temisˈtokle ˈpopa}}; 27 June 1921 – 26 November 2013{{Cite web|url=http://ro.omg.yahoo.com/lumea-muzical%C4%83-%C3%AEn-doliu--temistocle-popa-s-a-stins-din-via%C8%9B%C4%83--120436292.html|first=Mirabela|last=Vlad|title=Lumea muzicală în doliu: Temistocle Popa s-a stins din viață!|language=ro|website=ro.omg.yahoo.com|date=26 November 2013|access-date=11 December 2013|archive-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207090847/http://ro.omg.yahoo.com/lumea-muzical%c4%83-%c3%aen-doliu--temistocle-popa-s-a-stins-din-via%c8%9b%c4%83--120436292.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://ziare.com/stiri/morti/doliu-in-lumea-muzicii-a-murit-compozitorul-temistocle-popa-video-1269838|title=Doliu in lumea muzicii: A murit compozitorul Temistocle Popa|language=ro|website=ziare.com|date= 26 November 2013|access-date=July 15, 2021}}) was a Romanian composer, musician, and film actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemagia.ro/actori/temistocle-popa-44645/|title=Temistocle Popa|language=ro|website=www.cinemagia.ro|access-date=July 15, 2021}}
Life
Temistocle Popa studied flute, harp, and saxophone at the National University of Music Bucharest. He then worked with musicians such as {{ill|Sergiu Malagamba|ro}} and Ion Dacian, and was close friends with the popular Romanian singer Maria Tănase. Beginning in the early 1960s, he wrote music for many Romanian films.
He was married to actress Cornelia Teodosiu, and resided with her in Bucharest.{{cite web|url=http://www.ziare.com/muzica/stiri-muzica/moculescu-despre-drama-lui-temistocle-popa-nu-e-vorba-despre-niste-trantori-1147915|title=Moculescu, despre drama lui Temistocle Popa: Nu e vorba despre niste trantori|language=ro|first= Andreea |last=Ghinea|website=ziare.com|date= January 30, 2012|access-date=July 15, 2021}} After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 Popa lost almost his entire fortune due to nationalization of assets.
In 2004 he received the Romanian National Order Legal Service, attaining the rank of Knight.
Popa died in 2013 and was buried at Ghencea Military Cemetery in Bucharest.{{cite web|url=https://www.nineoclock.ro/2013/11/26/composer-temistocle-popa-dies/|title=Composer Temistocle Popa dies|date=November 26, 2013|website=Nine O' Clock|access-date=December 25, 2019}}
List of film scores
- Kingdom in the Clouds (1969)
- Songs of the Sea (1971)
- Astă seară dansăm în familie (1972)
- Sfînta Tereza și diavolii (1972)
- Veronica (1972)
- Cu mîinile curate (1972)
- Ultimul cartuș (1973)
- Veronica se întoarce (1973)
- Tată de duminică (1975)
- Singurătatea florilor (1976)
- Premiera (1976)
- Roșcovanul (1976)
- Eu, tu, și... Ovidiu (1978)
- Melodii, melodii (1978)
- Secretul lui Bachus (1984)
- Zbor periculos (1984)
- Căsătorie cu repetiție (1985)
- Secretul lui Nemesis (1987)
- Duminică în familie (1988)
Books
- Trecea fanfara militară (1989).
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Temistocle+Popa Partial Discography]
- {{IMDb name|0691048|Themistocles Popa}}
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Category:Burials at Ghencea Cemetery
Category:National University of Music Bucharest alumni
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