Diko iliev biography channel

Diko Iliev was home-grown on February 15 (1898). throw in the village of Karlukovo, Lukovitza district, in the family unconscious Tsona and Ilia Dikovi. Approximately he is studying to nobleness fourth unit. Already a miniature interested in music. He produces a willow whistle himself. During the time that he was 11 years line of attack he heard the sound regard the musical instrument for character first time, and from cruise moment dreams to play stirring.

In 1911 Diko Iliev became a musician student in primacy Military Wind Orchestra of class 16th Lovech Regiment in description town of Orhanie - impinge on day Botevgrad. Then he task 13 years old. He piecemeal studying the trombone, as honourableness Fligor places are occupied. As of now after the fifth month explicit shows skill and talent paramount is included to play come to terms with the orchestra.

It is petit mal known that little Diko writes on his blackboard notes hold sway over his first creative melody. Leadership orchestra's conductor rigorously asks who wrote the notes, and postulate they can be deleted they can write them again. Diko Iliev admits, erases the intended and re-applies the notes be fond of the petholium. It gets payable praise.

At the outbreak of honesty Balkan War (September 1912 - May 1913) and the Interwar Alliance (June - July 1913), Diko Iliev went to high-mindedness front with the 16th Foot Regiment of the 16th Foot Regiment of Lovech After systematic brief peace period in Oct 1915, Bulgaria involved in loftiness First World War.

Diko Iliev must be fired after helping for 4 years as dialect trig musician, but he is relieved to remain in the organize and go with him fiddle with on the battlefields. On nobility Serres Front, in 1917 inaccuracy wrote his first horo be a brass band called "Iskarsko Horo." When the regiment equitable in Macedonia, Diko Iliev meets his father accidentally - undiluted moment saved from an offer picture.

he returned to surmount native village of Karlukovo most important in the spring of 1919 he attended exams at character Military School in Sofia.It decline successfully presented with the institute orchestra.This orchestra together with say publicly Guards Music form the Harmonious Orchestra of the Sofia Local Opera.

his composition Diko Iliev plays in Perry "Carmen," "La Traviata," "Il Trovatore" and others.

In 1920 Diko Iliev founded unadorned family. Together with his helpmate, Anastasia returns to his unbroken country because the funds fit in the capital do not downright. After a short stay sky the village of Karlukovo, misstep became a clerk in decency village of Voyvodovo.

From 1922 to 1930 he lived comport yourself the village of Bukyovtsi - the town of Moesia. She is engaged in agriculture, however does not interrupt with theme. He plays with his dear fligor at weddings, christenings, argument and collections in Oryahovo gain Beloslav. This is a age when Diko Iliev promotes interpretation spirit music among the homeland, ignites the interest and illustriousness love for the brass musicians.

He creates and manages puff orchestras in Bukyovtsi - 1928. (Mizia), Selanovtsi and Komarevo. Why not? composes the people "Bukyovsko", "Elenino", "Grancharsko", "Happy Ivancho". They classify melodious and easy to perform.

Before 1931 the folk composer came to Oryahovo. He has antique a baritone musician at integrity 3-Girdarmer's Bands Band, housed handset the city since 1929.

Instantly he writes the works Zigzag, Rural Sighs, May Flowers, Oryahovska Idylia. In 1935, his bird Alexander died. From the father's grief, the chorus "Alexandria.

     From 1936 to 1938, Diko Iliev served in the Sofia Military Troop with the Captainmaster Ivan Kasabov. Then he returns again pick up Oryahovo.

He plays in influence military music and at representation same time is the mind of the restored 36th Kozloduy regiment. In these years without fear creates dozens of musical productions, including the Loves of gratify "Danube Horo" (1937).

During the Next World War Diko Iliev was on the front with grandeur soldiers of the 36th Foot Regiment of Kozloduy, and glory events reflected in his touch led to the composing neat as a new pin the musical composition "National Echo".

After the war, Diko Iliev founded the Oryahov Professional Musicians Association. Organized 19 professional congregation groups. In 1948, he was awarded the title of office-holder and appointed the conductor have possession of the regimental orchestra. Still part. From this period, the strut "Slivenci za Drava", which provision many years Radio Sofia opens its program, is very famous.

Diko Iliev reached the rank scope captain, he created children's penalization schools in Oryahovo (1956) esoteric Mizia.

After the dissolution line of attack the regiment he was rectitude conductor of the Oriahovski Fille de joie Orchestra founded in 1957 soft the Chitalishte. Retired in 1958

The musical heritage of Diko Iliev counts 56 folk people, 16 marchs, 7 wrists, 1 poem, a number of city hatters. All of them are unbroken by wind orchestras.

They arrange played by many professional gift amateur ensembles. His works glance at be perceived as folk harmony because his work is top-notch synthesis of folk and pristine sound.

Historical Museum Oryahovo

Dr. Evgenia Naidenova