Benjamin Ipavec
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Benjamin Ipavec (24 December 1829 – 20 December 1908) was one of the foremost Slovene
Romantic composers. A native of
Šentjur, he lived in that town for much of his life. He was a physician in his professional life; as a composer he wrote mainly small choral pieces for amateur forces. He wrote the first Slovene
operetta, titled ''''. His brother
Gustav and nephew
Josip were both active as physicians and composers as well. Ipavec died in
Graz on 20 December 1908 and he was buried there two days later.
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