Janez Bitenc
Janez Bitenc was a Slovene composer and music teacher, best known for the music he wrote for over 400 children's songs and musical stories.
Bitenc was born in Ljubljana. He studied music at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, where he graduated in 1952. In addition to composing music, he also wrote the lyrics for many of his children's songs and published book of stories for children. In 1971, he won the Levstik Award for his book of songs for young children Ciciban poje. He died in Ljubljana at the age of 79.
Bitenc's songs are known by more or less all preschool and primary school children in Slovenia. Among the best known of his songs are "Kuža pazi", "Naša četica koraka", "Zajček dolgoušček", and "Ringa raja."
Selected Works for Children
- Ciciban poje, 1971
- Sonce se smeje, 1985
- Jakčev klobuček, 1987
- Trije petelinčki, 1987
- Srebrni gumbek, 1987
- Leseni ptiček in druge glasbene pravljice, 1991
- Medvedki na semnju, 1993
- O zajčku, ki je izgubil ključek, 1993
- Oblaček Postopaček. 1995
- Zmaj Lakotaj, 1998
- Medvedka Meta, medved Jaka in čarodejno ogledalo, 2001
- Božična zgodba, 2003
- Snežinka Pepinka, 2004
- Kje je moja kapica? 2004
- Mucka Čiribucka, 2005
- O mucki Vili, Vili Maji in povodnem možu, 2005
- O mucki Moniki in zvezdici Lučki, 2005
- O mucah, ki predejo sanje, 2005
- Prvi šolski dan v mačji šoli, 2005
- Mucine sanje, 2005
- Tri muce so šle na potep, 2005