Nikša Gligo

Nikša Gligo
Born(1946-04-06)6 April 1946
Died10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
University of Ljubljana
Known for20th-century classical music, Contemporary classical music
Scientific career
FieldsHumanities and musicology
Thesis The Problems of the 20th Century New Music: Theoretical Basis and the Evaluation Criteria  (1984)
Andrej Rijavec
Notable students
Dalibor Davidović

Nikša Gligo (6 April 1946 – 10 February 2024) was a Croatian musicologist and academic.

Biography

Nikša Gligo was born in Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia on 6 April 1946.[1] His scientific interests included 20th-century music, music terminology, the aesthetics of music, and music semiology.[2] He has been involved with the Music Biennale Zagreb in various capacities from 1973 to 1991 and from 2002.[1] He served as the art director of the 10th Biennale in 1979.[3] He was a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 2006[1] and a member of section Musicology & History of Art & Architecture of the Academia Europaea from 2014.[4] Gligo died on 10 February 2023, at the age of 77.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Akademik Nikša Gligo, muzikolog". info.hazu.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Nikša Gligo – Znanstveni interesi". tkojetko.irb.hr (in Croatian). Ruđer Bošković Institute. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Špoljarić, Mirta (9 April 2009). "Injekcija suvremene glazbe". Vijenac (in Croatian) (394). Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Academia Europaea: List all members by country – Croatia: Gligo, Nikša. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Preminuo muzikolog Nikša Gligo, jedan od vodećih stručnjaka za suvremenu hrvatsku glazbu (in Croatian)