Milko Kelemen studied with Messiaen in Paris and Fortner in Freiburg after his studies in Zagreb.
Composer Biography
Milko Kelemen, born in Slatina, Croatia in 1924, received diplomas in composition and conducting from the State College of Music in Zagreb in 1952.
Composer Biography
Milko Kelemen organized the Zagreb Biennale, an international festival of new music, in 1961 and remains its president.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Milko Kelemen consciously adopted a compositional style oriented towards the archetypes of Carl Gustav Jung, which he calls the 'Chord of the Impressive'.
Compositional Technique
In his work Passionato, Milko Kelemen used text collages from Ferdinand Kiwet's book Rator, featuring German, Chinese, English, Russian, Croatian, and French languages.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Milko Kelemen believes that New Music often seems boring when composers neglect the archetypal basis of music, which he refers to as the 'Chord of the Impressive'.
Composition History
Milko Kelemen composed Changeant by improvising without a definite constructional principle, organizing his material in his subconscious.
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