Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský
Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský (born May 24, 1881 in Tyrnau , Austria-Hungary , today Trnava in Slovakia ; † May 28, 1958 in Bratislava , Czechoslovakia ) was a Slovak composer, conductor, pedagogue and national artist who promoted the founding of the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, the predecessor of today's Conservatory in Bratislava.
Life
Schneider-Trnavský passed his Matura at the Archbishop's High School in Tyrnau in 1900 and then studied at conservatories in Budapest (1900–1) and Vienna (1901–3) and was in Prague (1903–5) a student of Josef Klička (organ) and Karl Connector (composition). After completing his studies, he began to publish; the first work was Slovak folk songs for voice and piano (1907). In 1907 he was briefly regenschori of the Orthodox Church in Großbetschkerek (today Zrenjanin in Serbia), in 1908 he was on tour around Europe. After returning to his hometown in 1909 he became the Regenschori of the local St. Nicholas Cathedral and stayed there until his death.
He dealt lifelong with choral and folk music and composed instrumental and orchestral music. In the 1920s he wrote several song collections; his main work came out in 1937, the more than 500 songs comprehensive "Some Catholic Hymns" (Slovene original: Jednotný katolícky spevník ), almost half of which were written by Schneider-Trnavský himself. As a result, the hymn book became the standard work in the Slovak Catholic Church. In 1933 he composed the symphonic poem Pribinov sľub (German Pribinas Eid) on the occasion of the national celebration Pribinove slávnosti .
His operetta Bellarosa was premiered on May 24, 1941 in the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava.
In 1956 he wrote his only symphony, the Symphony in E minor, and in 1957 the orchestral work Slovenská suita Keď sa pieseň rozozvučí .
Awards
- Knight of the Order of Gregory (1933)
- Štefánik State Prize (1938)
- State Prize for Art (1940, 1948)
- National artist for lifelong work (1956)
Appreciation
Streets in several Slovak cities, including Bratislava, Trnava and Nitra, and an elementary art school in Trnava are named after Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský .
literature
- Johannes Madey: Schneider-Trnavsky, Mikulás. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 9, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-058-1 , Sp. 569.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of stage works by Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský based on the MGG in Operone
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider-Trnavský, Mikuláš |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schneider, Mikuláš |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tyrnau , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1958 |
| Place of death | Bratislava , Czechoslovakia |