Stanislav Binicki

Full biography Stanislav Binicki

Stanislav Binicki (Serbian Cyrillic: Станислав Биники) was a Serbian composer born on July 27, 1872, in Sombor, Hungary (present-day Serbia). He is best known for his patriotic marches and songs that were popular in Serbia during his time. Binicki studied composition in Prague and Vienna and later became a professor of theory and composition at the Belgrade Music Academy. He composed over 300 works throughout his career, including many marches, songs, and choral works.

One of his most famous compositions is the March on the Drina (Serbian: Марш на Дрину), a patriotic march written in 1914 that became a symbol of Serbian resistance during World War I. The march is named after the Drina River which forms part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is still widely performed in Serbia today and is considered to be one of the country's national treasures.

Binicki died on February 15, 1942, in Belgrade at the age of 69. Apart from his musical legacy, he is also known for his impressive mustache that became a sort of trademark. Today, Binicki is considered to be one of the most important Serbian composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his works continue to be performed and celebrated in Serbia and beyond.