Ctirad Kohoutek

Ctirad Kohoutek (born March 18, 1929 in Zábřeh na Moravě ; † September 19, 2011 in Brno ) was a Czech composer, musicologist and teacher.

After completing secondary school at the Conservatory and the Janáček Music Academy , Kohoutek studied music theory, composition and conducting with Vilém Petrželka , Jan Šoupal and Jaroslav Kvapil . In 1963 he took part in the Summer School of Music with Witold Lutosławski in Dartington, in 1965 he attended the Darmstadt summer courses with Pierre Boulez and György Ligeti . At the Palacký University in Olomouc he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhDr.) In music theory and history in 1973.

From 1953 to 1980 Kohoutek taught at the Janáček Music Academy, first as an assistant, later as a lecturer in composition. From 1976 to 1980 he was Vice Rector for Research and International Relations. From 1980 to 1990 he worked as a professor of composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague . He was also director of the Czech Philharmonic from 1980 to 1987 .

As a composer, Kohoutek began with works influenced by the classical and romantic tradition and influenced by Czech folklore. Later he found his own tonal language based on a graphic composition method. In his later works he reverted to a simpler tonal language in the interests of easier accessibility. In addition to orchestral works and chamber music, he composed numerous choral works as well as pieces for music lessons.

The astronomer Luboš Kohoutek was his brother; the asteroid he discovered in the outer main belt (2375) Radek was named after Ctirad Kohoutek.

Web links

Literature and other media by and about Ctirad Kohoutek in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Works by and about Ctirad Kohoutek in the catalog of the German National Library
Alliance Publications, Inc. - K - Kohoutek, Ctirad
Musica.cz - Kohoutek Ctirad

Individual evidence

^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on August 5, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1975 AA. Discovered 1975 Jan. 8 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf. "

personal data
SURNAME	Kohoutek, Ctirad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech composer, music teacher and scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	March 18, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zábřeh na Moravě
DATE OF DEATH	September 19, 2011
Place of death	Brno

[1] Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on August 5, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1975 AA. Discovered 1975 Jan. 8 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf. "