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Mojmir Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020), nicknamed Mojzes, was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter.[1]

Mojmir Sepe
Mojmir Sepe (left)
Background information
Birth name	Mojmir Sepe
Also known as	Mojzes
Born	(1930-07-11)11 July 1930
Origin	Jazbina, Črna na Koroškem, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 90)
Occupations	composer, conductor, trumpeter, arranger
Years active	1950 – 2020

Career

In 1949 he graduated at Celje First Grammar School (gymnasium) in Celje. Later he studied piano and trumpet at Ljubljana Academy of Music.

In 1950 he started his professional music career as a promising trumpet player at Radio Ljubljana Dance Orchestra. In 1956, Sepe married Slovenian singer Majda Sepe. He also established the jazz Mojmir Sepe Band (Ansambel Mojmirja Sepeta), which published the first jazz vinyl record in Yugoslavia. His trumpet career ended after an altercation at Opatija Festival '65 when four guys knocked out a couple of his front teeth as he defended her from having her purse stolen.[2] He committed to composing and conducting, mostly influenced by jazz and swing music.[3]

He collaborated with several Slovenian poets who wrote lyrics for his arrangements. Among them were Frane Milčinski Ježek, Gregor Strniša, Branko Šomen, Miroslav Košuta, and Ivan Minatti.[4]

Hit songs

• 1962 — "Zemlja pleše" by Marjana Deržaj[5]
• 1964 — "Poletna noč" by Majda Sepe
• 1966 — "Brez besed" by Berta Ambrož
• 1969 — "Ljubi, ljubi, ljubi" by Eva Sršen
• 1970 — "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" by Eva Sršen
• 1972 — "Med iskrenimi ljudmi" by Majda Sepe
• 1978 — "Ribič, ribič me je ujel" by Majda Sepe
• 1978 — Bojan the Bear (cartoon instrumental theme)[6]

Brez besed vs. Eres tú plagiarism

Eres tú, the Spanish entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, has been accused of being a plagiarism of the Slovenian song "Brez besed" performed by Berta Ambrož and representing Yugoslavia at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Brez Besed was written by composer Mojmir Sepe and lyricist Elza Budau, both Slovenians. However, Sepe and Budau never officially complained or filed a lawsuit against Eres Tú composer Juan Carlos Calderón, and therefore nothing further happened.[7][8][9][10]

Eurovision

Sepe represented Yugoslavia two times as composer.[6]

Year	Song	Artist	Lyricist	Place
1966	"Brez besed"	Berta Ambrož	Elza Budau	7th
1970	"Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"	Eva Sršen	Dušan Velkaverh	11th

Sepe conducted both his compositions in the Eurovision Song Contest. Additionally, he was the conductor for the Slovenian entries in 1997 and 1998.[11] He was also the Slovenian jury member in the 1993 Eurovision pre-selection.

Personal life

Sepe was married to Majda Sepe, a famous Slovenian singer, for whom he also wrote music.[12] He died on Christmas Eve 2020, at the age of 90.[13] In 1957, the daughter Polona Sepe [sl], who later proclaimed herself as a film director, was born to them.

References

External links

• Slovenian Composers Society dss.si
• Mojmir Sepe discography at Discogs

На других языках

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[de] Mojmir Sepe

Mojmir Sepe (* 11. Juli 1930 in Črna na Koroškem, Königreich Jugoslawien; † 24. Dezember 2020 in Ljubljana, Slowenien)[1] war ein jugoslawischer Komponist und Dirigent, der sich in frühen Jahren auch als Jazztrompeter betätigte.

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- [en] Mojmir Sepe

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