Çesk Zadeja

Zadeja on a 2007 Albanian postage stamp.

Çesk Zadeja (8 June 1927, Shkodër – 15 August 1997, Rome^[1]) was an Albanian composer. A native of Shkodër, he studied in Moscow and did much to promote the arts in Tirana. He is known as "The Father of Albanian Music".^[2]

He died in Rome, Italy on 15 August 1997.

Discography

• Kenge, Albanian Piano Music, Vol. 1, Kirsten Johnson, piano, Guild GMCD 7257, which includes Zadeja's Four Pieces for Piano.
• Rapsodi, Albanian Piano Music, Vol. 2, Kirsten Johnson, piano, Guild GMCD 7300, which includes Zadeja's Theme and Variations in E minor and Toccata.

References

1. Library of Congress name authority file
2. Music From the Balkans: A Duo Interview with Miroslav Hristov and Vladimir Valjareviç, David K. Nelson, 28 September 2012, Fanfare.

Further reading

• Leotsakos, George. 2001. "Zadeja, Çesk [Françesk]". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.

External links

• Free scores by Çesk Zadeja at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)