Croatian Composer Ivan Padovec

Varaždin, grad baroka, mjesto uličnog festivala Špancirfesta, grad je koji ima bogatu glazbenu prošlost, sadašnjost, ali i budućnost. Iz tog su grada poznati skladatelji: Leopold Ebner, Fortunat Pintarić, Karl Udl, Vilko Novak, Ernest Krajanski. Podrijetlom iz Varaždina jest i najpoznatiji hrvatski gitaristički virtuoz Ivan Padovec. On je prvi hrvatski gitaristički virtuoz poznat u svijetu, glazbeni pedagog i skladatelj rođen 17. srpnja 1800. godine. Njegov se život može podijeliti na nekoliko razdoblja: 1. teško i boležljivo djetinjstvo te mladost zbog problema s vidom, 2. život u Zagrebu kao cijenjenog učitelja glazbe, 3. vrhunac karijere i brojni nastupi u inozemstvu za vrijeme boravka u Beču, 4. povratak u rodni grad Varaždin i brojni koncerti i 5. razdoblje od sljepoće do smrti. Iako je imao velikih problema sa zdravljem, to ga nikada nije sprječavalo da se bavi glazbom. Bio je glazbeno nadaren, ali je imao i sreće u glazbenom životu, stoga je napravio veliku karijeru, ne samo u Hrvatskoj, već i u inozemstvu. Na vrhuncu glazbene karijere problemi s vidom pogoršavali su se te je u jednom dijelu života postao potpuno slijep. Sljepoća ga nije spriječila u bavljenju glazbom i dalje je uz pomoć svojih učenika pisao skladbe i svirao. U svijetu je poznat i po svom izumu gitare s deset žica koju je napravio kako bi gitara imala bogatiji zvuk, ali i po Školi za gitaru u kojoj je napisana uputa za sviranje njegove gitare. Pregled njegova života, najpoznatije skladbe, izum gitare s deset žica i Škola za gitaru razrađene su teme u ovom diplomskom radu.Varaždin, the city of baroque, home to the street festival Špancirfest, is one of the cities with a rich musical history, present, as well as future. A number of renowned composers called Varaždin their home: Leopold Ebner, Fortunat Pintarić, Karl Udl, Vilko Novak, Ernest Krajanski. Ivan Padovec, one of the most well-known guitar virtuosos, a Croatian composer which is the subject of this thesis, was also from Varaždin. Born on 17 July 1800, he was the first Croatian guitar virtuoso, music pedagogue and composer to reach worldwide renown. His life can be divided into several periods: 1. a difficult and sickly childhood and youth due to eyesight problems, 2. life in Zagreb when he became an esteemed music teacher, 3. the peak of his career and numerous performances abroad during his stay in Vienna, 4. the return to his hometown, Varaždin and numerous concerts and 5. the period from his blindness to death. Although he had major health issues, they never hindered his music career. He was musically talented, but he was also lucky when it came to his music career, thus he made a name for himself not only in Croatia, but abroad. At the peak of his music career, his bad health which followed him from his childhood caught up to him, and at a point in his life he became completely blind. However, the blindness had not stopped him in producing music, and with the help from his students, he continued to compose and play. He is known worldwide for his invention of the ten string guitar, which he crafted to give the guitar a richer sound, and for his Guitar School (Školi za gitaru) which contains the instructions for the playing of his guitar. The thesis consists of the overview of his life, some of his most well-known compositions and his invention of the ten string guitar and Guitar School (Školi za gitaru)