Stevan Mokranjac

Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Стојановић Мокрањац) (January 9, 1856 - 1914) is one of the most famous Serbian composers and music educators of the nineteenth century. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art. He was born in Negotin. From the birthplace of his parents he drew the second last name Mokranjac (literally: resident of Mokranje). He graduated from the Belgrade gymnasium