Kornelije Stanković

Kornelije Stanković
Корнелије Станковић
portrait of Stanković by Stevan Todorović, 1920
Born(1831-08-23)23 August 1831
Died16 April 1865(1865-04-16) (aged 33)
NationalitySerbian
Occupation(s)composer, conductor, pianist, musical writer

Kornelije Stanković (Serbian: Корнелије Станковић, romanized: Kornelije Stanković, pronounced [kǒrneːlije stǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; 23 August 1831   16 April 1865) was a Serbian composer, melographer, conductor, pianist and musical writer. He is notable for his four volumes of harmonized Serbian melodies, which were published in Vienna between 1858 and 1863 and are one of the most important foundations for later Serbian music.