Marko Neshich

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Marko Neshich was a wide range of activities in the cultural and social impact of the time, but still most remembered by stylistic harmonization of folk songs of Vojvodina, which was published at his own expense and sent tambura groups across the country. He played the tambourine and drum primu šargija and was bandmaster of the tambura choirs Neven, Bratimstvo, White Eagle, Excelsior,
The famous composer and Novi Sad tamburitza player issued a "School for the tambourine", taught craft shoe, craft printing and carpentry, but since 1890. was completely devoted to music. He has written over 200 songs and instrumental compositions, many of which are considered the people, "Žabaljka", "Bogata sam, imam svega" ( I am rich, have whatever I want), "Dones' mi vina krčmarice" (Bring the wine saloon), "Idem kući" (I go home), "Kad sam bio mlađan lovac ja" (When I was a young hunter), "Neven Kolo", "Đuvegije gde ste da ste" (Grooms, wherever you are), and "Biće skoro propast sveta" (Soon the world will collapse), which served as the leitmotif for the cult film Žika Pavlović, and others ..
With tambura orchestra Vasa Jovanovic has appeared in all major cities of Europe and became a supporter of Esperanto. He is the founder of Esperanto Society in Novi Sad, which carries his name.
He was a great supporter of the labor movement and how he died on 30th April 1938. year, just before the first May, at his funeral on Almaška cemetery in Novi Sad gathered an imposing columns of workers with a large number of wreaths as a last salute to the comrades from various labor organisations.

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