Grigoraș Dinicu
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Grigoraș Dinicu (April 3, 1889 – March 28, 1949) was a Romanian composer and violinist. He is most famous for his often-played virtuoso violin showpiece "Hora staccato" (1906) and for making popular the tune Ciocârlia, composed by his grandfather Angheluș Dinicu for "nai" (the Romanian pan flute). It is rumored that Jascha Heifetz once said that Grigoraș Dinicu was the greatest violinist he had ever heard. In the 1930s he was involved in the <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Grigora%C8%99+Dini
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Place of birth
- Bucharest
- Place of death
- Bucharest
- Occupation
- violinist
- Educated at
- National University of Music Bucharest
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Instrument
- fiddle
- Image
- Grigoras Dinicu 02.jpg
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- Grigoraș Dinicu
- date of birth
- 1889-01-01
- date of death
- 1949-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- laryngeal cancer
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