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He began studying music at the Suceava and Cernauti, then continued at the Konservatorium fur Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna with Anton Bruckner and Franz Krenn .
He was one of the most famous composers of the time. Among his most popular works are the pieces "Crai nou" (New king) and "Balada for violin and piano". In addition, he composed the music for the Albanian national anthem, " Hymni i Flamurit". He was imprisoned because of his political activities, and during his imprisonment wrote his greatest pieces.
He died at the age of 29 in Stupca, now renamed Ciprian Porumbescu in his honour.