Aleksandër Lalo, composer, died in Tirana. He was born in Tirana, in 1948. He received his first lessons in music, in the accordion instrument, from the composer and accordionist Agim Krajka. In the years 1968 – 1972, he completed his higher studies at the Higher Institute of Arts in the theory-composition branch, in the class of the composer Çesk Zadeja. In these years, he created and directed the orchestral formation at the “Tirana” radio station, with which he accompanied the songs of music polls. In 1970, he started working as a music editor at Radio Television, being at the same time a composer at the State variety show (“estrada”). He took part in the IX song festival on Albanian Radio Television with the song “Shoqja e bankës” (1970). At the XI festival, he competed with the song “Vajza dhe kompozitori” (1972) and was simultaneously the conductor of the orchestra. In 1980, he was appointed composer at Tirana variety show (“estrada”), where he worked until 2000. He stood out for his individuality, inspired melody, natural harmony of poetry with music, rich and diverse themes. Aleksandër Lalo composed the music of several films, such as “Dimri i fundit” (“The last winter”) (1976), “Tomka dhe shokët e tij” (“Tomka and his friends”) (1977), “Vajzat me kordele të kuqe” (“The girls with the red ribbons”) (1978), “Emblema e dikurshme” (“Former emblem”) (1979). His creativity in this genre was characterized by the clarity of the artistic image, the emotional breakdown of the most important moments of the subject, from which the portrayals of characters and descriptions of events are presented in full accordance with the dramaturgy of the film. (In the photo: Alexander Lalo)
Text: Klement Kole
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