Lejla Agolli

Lejla Agolli (born 4 October 1950) is an Albanian composer.

Life

Lejla Agolli was born in Korçë, Albania. She studied composition and orchestration in Tiranassa Tish Daijan. She was winner of the National Civic Song Festival for the song Ah ky mall sung by Frederik Ndoci. Agolli served for several years as artistic director to The National Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dancing.[1][2]

Works

Agolli's compositions include cantata, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. Selected works include:

  • Ah ky mall
  • Fantasy for violin and orchestra
  • In Memoriam for solo clarinet and string orchestra, dedicated to Mother Teresa[1]
  • Poema for violin and orchestra
  • Rondo No.1 for violin and orchestra
  • Rondo No.2 for violin and orchestra
  • Violin concerto No.1
  • Violin concerto No.2

Filmography

  • Majlinda dhe zogu i vogël (animation soundtrack) 1976
  • Lisharsi (animation soundtrack) 1976

References

  1. 1 2 "Lejla në tri rrugë". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.



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