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1986 Testament of Petar Petrović Njegoš 
the Bishop of Montenegro                                                    (33′)
for Solo Bass, Choir & Orchestra (+ Tape) in 5 movements
 
score audio 1. Glory Be unto Thee
score_blankscore_blankscore_blankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rtOhuODsm0
 

score audio 2. Thy Word
 score_blankscore_blankscore_blankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STEWunbu5YY
 
score_blank audio 3. Man Is Mortal
 score_blankscore_blankscore_blankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_cBMIFnsM
 
score_blank audio 4. With Hope I Step
 score_blankscore_blankscore_blankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTKtPOBQ3Es
 
score audio 5. I Go calmly at Thy Call
 score_blankscore_blankscore_blankhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87YPeXnn7Q
 
TEXT: Spiritual part of the Bishop’s Testament; sung in Serbian/English as well
– In 2008 the whole score was adapted to be sung in English
 
prizes_and_awards   “Stevan Mokranjac” Award 1984 for choral music a cappella
 
  Significant performances:
 
live_performace   16. 9. 1986, Negotin, “Mokranjac’s Days”
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off
Živan Saramandić
, Bass
Choir “Krsmanović” & Niš Orchestra
Conducted by Darinka Matić-Marović
 
live_performace   1. 11. 1986, Opatija (Hr), YMT
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off
Vukašin Savić, Bass
Choir “Krsmanović” & Chamber Orchestra “Dušan Skovran”
Conducted by Darinka Matić-Marović
 
live_performaceaudio 8. 5. 1987, Belgrade, The 1st Monographic Concert
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off
Vukašin Savić, Bass
Choir “Krsmanović” & Chamber Orchestra “Dušan Skovran”
Conducted by Darinka Matić-Marović
 
live_performace   17. 10. 1987, Belgrade, BEMUS
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off
Vukašin Savić, Bass
Choir “Krsmanović” & Chamber Orchestra “Dušan Skovran”
Conducted by Darinka Matić-Marović
 
live_performace   10. 11. 1988, Koper, (Slo)
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off
Vukašin Savić, Bass
Mirko Slosar conducted Choir “Obala” & RTV Ljubljana Orchestra
 
live_performace   15. 2. 1996, St. Petersburg, World’s Festival of Orthodox Music
Georgy Seleznev, Bass
Kappella “Glinka” Choir & Orchestra
Conducted by Vladislav Chernushenko
 
live_performace   27. 1. 1998, Banja Luka (BiH)
Vladislav Radujković, Bass
Choir “Jedinstvo” & The St. George Orchestra (Belgrade)
Conducted by Nemanja Savić
 
live_performace   5. 7. 2002, Niš, ICF
Darko Manić, Bass
Niš Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Milena Injac
 
live_performace   24.11.2006, Belgrade, The 3rd Monographic Concert
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off
Dragoljub Bajić, Bass; Choirs “Obilic” & “Collegium Musicum”
The Belgrade Philharmonic Conducted by Yordan Dafov (Bulg)
 
live_performace   12.10.2007, Burgas (Bulg.)
Yuly Nikolov, Bass; Choir & Orchestra of Opera Philharmonic Society
& Choir Rodna Pesen
Conducted by Yordan Dafov (Bulg)
 
live_performace   13.07.2013, Kotor,MNE, 200 years of Njegoš 
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off; Ivica Šarić, Bass;
Choir “Obilić – Krsmanović”
Montenegro Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Darinka Matić-Marović
 
live_performace   13.10.2013, Cleveland, OH, USA, 200 years of Njegoš 
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off; Nikola Budimir, Bass;
Choir “Nyegosh”; “Melos” Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Milan Damljanović
 
live_performace   21.12.2013, Belgrade, Serbia, 200 years of Njegoš 
Text of the Testament: Miloš Žutić – off; Mihailo Šljivić, Bass;
Choir “Obilić – Krsmanović”, Choir “Collegium Musicum”
Chamber Orchestra Madlenianum
Conducted by Darinka Matić-Marović
 
tape_recording   Radio Belgrade, TRO 19796
live recording from the 1st “Monographic Concert”
 
lp_record   PGP RTB 2330210 STEREO
live recording from the 1st “Monographic Concert”
 
cd   PGP RTS CD: 431951
live recording from the 1st “Monographic Concert”
 
dvd   Demo DVD
live recording from the 3rd “Monographic Concert”
 
performing_material   Rajko Maksimović
 

ORCHESTRA: [ 1-1-1-1 – 1-1-0 – Timp/Gong – Pf – Strings + (tape)]
 
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