Josip Ipavec

Josip Ipavec (21 December 1873 – 8 February 1921, surname sometimes spelled Ipavic[1]) was a Slovenian composer.

A native of Šentjur,[1] he lived in that town for much of his life.

He was a physician in his professional life, at first in the Austria-Hungarian army and later for the most part in Šentjur.

As a composer, he wrote mainly theatre music and lieder.

In 1901, he wrote the first and the most often performed Slovene ballet, the pantomime A Little Man ("Možiček").