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==Life and career==

Stanislav Binički was born on 27 July 1872 in the village of [[Jasika (Kruševac)|Jasika]], near [[Kruševac]], [[Principality of Serbia]]. He studied in [[Belgrade]] and [[Munich]] with German composer [[Josef Rheinberger]].{{sfn|Warrack|West|1996|p=49}} Binički became the first director of the Opera Sector of the [[National Theatre in Belgrade]] in 1889.{{sfn|Milanović|2009|p=30}}{{sfn|Strimple|2005|p=182}} In 1899, he began collaborating with the Belgrade Military Orchestra. He enriched the orchestra's musical repertoire with pieces such as [[Franz Schubert]]'s [[Symphony No. 8 (Schubert)|8th Symphony]], [[Richard Wagner]]'s overture to ''[[Rienzi]]'', [[Antonín Dvořák]]'s [[Slavonic Dances]], and [[Felix Mendelssohn]]'s [[Symphony No. 4 (Mendelssohn)|Italian Symphony]].{{sfn|Tomašević|2009|p=37}} The first Serbian opera, ''At Dawn'' ({{lang-sr|italic=yes|Na uranku}}), was written by Binički and premiered in 1903.{{sfn|Milanović|2009|p=20}}{{sfn|Samson|2013|p=264}} Music critics [[John Warrack]] and Ewan West describe the opera as a pioneering work and praise Binički's ingenious use of contrasting musical styles to depict the struggle between [[Serbs]] and [[Turkish people|Turks]].{{sfn|Warrack|West|1996|p=49}}

 

In 1911, Binički established the second Serbian Music School from within the Singing Society ''Stanković''.{{sfn|Tomašević|2009|p=45}} He went on to conduct the first Serbian performances of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|9th Symphony]] and [[Joseph Haydn]]'s ''Creation''.{{sfn|Strimple|2005|p=182}} He composed a piece titled ''Memorial Service'' in 1912.{{sfn|Strimple|2005|p=182}} Binički's instrumental and stage music generally mixed Serbian, [[Middle East]]ern and European—mostly Italian—elements. His choral works are mostly representative of Serbian folk music.{{sfn|Strimple|2005|p=182}}