Mirjana Šistek-Đorđević

Mirjana Sistek-Djordjevic (born July 23, 1935) is a Serbian composer who was born in Belgrade.[1] She was one of the first Serbian women composers to earn a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.[2]

Sistek-Djordjevic attended the Academy of Music in Belgrade, where she studied with Stanojlo Rajcic and Petar Bergamo. She was a music professor at the Mokranjac Music School.[3] Her students included Aleksandar Kostić.[4]

Compositions

Chamber

• String Quartet[1]
• Study (flute)[3]
• Theme with Six Variations (2 clarinets)[1]
• Three Sketches (violin and piano)[1]

Orchestra

• Piano Concerto[1]
• Symphony in One Movement[1]

Piano

• Klaviska Suita[1]
• Piano Trio[1]
• Sonata[1]
• Suites[1]
• Variations[1]

Vocal

• Mrazova Sestrica (mixed chorus)[1]
• Trazim Pomilovanje (I Seek Pardon; women’s chorus and orchestra; text by Desanka Maksimović)[1][5]

References

1. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
2. "Blaue Blume | Hymnen an die Nacht". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
3. Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.
4. Popović Mlađenović, Tijana (2015). "Understanding Composition Pedagogy – The Imprints of Bergamo's Seal". Bašćinski glasi: Ethnomusicological Yearbook of Southern Croatia. 11 (1). Retrieved 2022-03-23 – via Hrčak.
5. ""Tražim pomilovanje" Desanka Maksimović". Beleške (in Serbian). 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-23.