Temistocle Popa

Temistocle Popa
Background information
Born	(1921-06-27)27 June 1921 Galați, Kingdom of Romania
Died	26 November 2013(2013-11-26) (aged 92) Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Rock, jazz fusion, electronica
Occupation(s)	Composer, songwriter, actor
Instrument(s)	Flute, harp, saxophone
Years active	1943–2013
Burial place	Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma mater	National University of Music Bucharest

Themistocles Popa (Romanian pronunciation: [temisˈtokle ˈpopa]; 27 June 1921 – 26 November 2013[1][2]) was a Romanian composer, musician, and film actor.[3]

Life

Temistocle Popa studied flute, harp, and saxophone at the National University of Music Bucharest. He then worked with musicians such as 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.[4] 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.[5]

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

1. Vlad, Mirabela (26 November 2013). "Lumea muzicală în doliu: Temistocle Popa s-a stins din viață!". ro.omg.yahoo.com (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
2. "Doliu in lumea muzicii: A murit compozitorul Temistocle Popa". ziare.com (in Romanian). 26 November 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
3. "Temistocle Popa". www.cinemagia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved July 15, 2021.
4. Ghinea, Andreea (January 30, 2012). "Moculescu, despre drama lui Temistocle Popa: Nu e vorba despre niste trantori". ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved July 15, 2021.
5. "Composer Temistocle Popa dies". Nine O' Clock. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

External links

• Partial Discography
• Themistocles Popa at IMDb