Dobri Hristov (; 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.

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.

Dobri Hristov

Works

Blagoslovi, soul moia, Gospoda

Heruvimskaya pesn' No. 4

Nyne otpushchayeshi

Sviatii Bozhe No. 4

You Poem

External links

Hristov depicted on the 500 leva banknote

1875 births

1941 deaths

20th-century classical composers

Bulgarian classical composers

Musicians from Varna, Bulgaria

Prague Conservatory alumni

20th-century Bulgarian people

Male classical composers

20th-century male musicians

Sources

Dobri Hristov