Stanislav Binički

Who was Stanislav Binički?

Stanislav Binički, was a Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue.

Binički, who was born in Jasika, Kruševac, is considered to be one of the most famous representatives of Serbian classical music. He composed Marš na Drinu to commemorate the first Allied military victory in World War I in 1914 when the Serbian Army defeated a larger Austro-Hungarian Army invading Serbia from Bosnia across the Drina River. He wrote the music for the first Serbian opera Na Uranku in 1903 with a libretto written by Branislav Nusic. The "Serbian Armed Forces Parade March Past" is also another enduring march composition by him which is played by Military bands in the military parades and ceremonies of the Serbian Armed Forces and formerly of the Yugoslav People's Army and the Royal Yugoslav Army. He also wrote seven songs, "Mijatovke", dedicated to great Serbian tenor Mijat Mijatović. He died in Belgrade.

Тhere is an annual music festival The Days of Stanislav Binički held in his homeplace Jasika near Kruševac, in which performed numerous distinguished soloists and ensembles.