Person · Male
Добри Христов
- From
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Active
- 1875–1941
- Releases
- 2
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Dobri Hristov (Bulgarian: Добри Христов; 14 December 1875 – 23 January 1941) was one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century. He wrote mainly choral music, as well as some church music and music for the orchestra.
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Hristov was born in Varna, then in the Ottoman Empire. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1903 (under the directorship of the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák). He returned to Bulgaria and helped with the development of Bulgarian music culture, using many Bulgarian folklore elements in his compositions. He was conductor of The Seven Saints ensemble and choir in the church of the same name in Sofia, Bulgaria between 1911 and 1928. He died in Sofia in 1941 at age 65.
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Also known as
Dobri Hristov · Dobri Khristov · Добри Иванов Христов
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2ba4d2ab-c0f5-4356-9d86-4caff2bb7b79
- ISNI
- 0000000119321419
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.