Emanuel Kaláb
Emanuel Kaláb (born May 16, 1895 in Prosnitz , Austro-Hungarian Monarchy , † August 9, 1982 in Prostějov , Czechoslovakia ) was a Czech military bandmaster, conductor and composer.
Kaláb studied violin, viola, double bass and trombone in his hometown and from the age of twelve he played in the local orchestra under the direction of Ezekiel Ambros . In 1913 he volunteered in the chapel of the 12th Infantry Regiment in Znojmo , where he served until the end of the First World War and continued his training with conductor Rudolf Obruča .
After the establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918, Kaláb was assigned to the 40th Infantry Regiment in Brno from 1920 . There he was a student of Osvald Chlubna and František Neumann at the Conservatory . From 1921 to 1925 he was the conductor of the regimental band. He then rose above the rank of Praporschtschik to lieutenant, became Kapellmeister of the 11th Battalion in Adlerkosteletz in 1939 and music director in Königgrätz in 1944 .
From 1944–45 he studied conducting with Robert Šálek with Pavel Dědeček in Prague. As a conductor he has performed The Bartered Bride , My Fatherland and Dvořák's Slavic Dances several times . After the liberation he was military bandmaster of the 3rd Infantry Regiment until 1953. After that he lived in Kroměříž as a music teacher, musician, orchestra leader and leader of a folk art ensemble . He composed a few marches and arrangements for wind orchestra himself.
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| SURNAME | Kaláb, Emanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech military bandmaster, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prosnitz , Austro-Hungarian Monarchy |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1982 |
| Place of death | Prostějov , Czechoslovakia |