Miloš Petrović (composer)

Miloš Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Петровић; 18 October 1952 – 13 November 2010) was a Serbian and Yugoslav musician, composer, music educator and writer.

Petrović graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Music in 1974. From 1974 to 1980 he performed with the jazz group Interaction, and in 1980 he formed the jazz band Jazzy, with which he released three albums. Simultaneously, he was a member of the rock group Jakarta, with which he recorded two albums and gained nationwide popularity. He started his career in classical music in 1985, recording an album of harpsichord pieces. After gaining a magister degree from the Belgrade Faculty of Music in 1988, he dedicated himself to composing. He published a number of classical and ethnic jazz albums and took part in several jazz projects.

Petrović was a professor at the Belgrade Faculty of Music, where he taught harpsichord and chamber music. He published two novels, a book of short stories and a book of essays.