Jan Klusák
Jan Klusák (born April 18, 1934 in Prague ) is a Czech composer, actor and writer.
Life
Klusák studied at the Academy of Performing Arts with Jaroslav Řídký and Pavel Bořkovec and has lived as a freelance composer, actor and writer ever since. After 1989 he also held various public functions in Czech musical life, including President of the Music Department of the Art Society, Vice President of the Czech Music Council and member of the Prague Spring Music Festival committee .
His extensive work includes symphonies , instrumental concerts, film music and other orchestral works, chamber music , operas , drama music, ballets , choral works and songs .
Works
- Concerto for bassoon and orchestra , 1955
- Four madrigals for mixed choir, 1956
- 1st symphony , 1956
- Converto grosso , 1957
- 2nd symphony , 1959
- 3rd symphony , 1960
- Variations on a Theme by Gustav Mahler , 1962
- Fourteen variations on a theme of their own , 1965
- Fantaisie lyrique. Homage to Grieg , 1965
- The harmonious blacksmith. Variations on Handel's aria , 1966
- O sacrum convivium! , Motet for electroacoustic instruments, 1968
- The Success of a Czech Engineer in India , Opernpasticcio, 1973
- Hamburg double intervention , 1974
- Small color theory. Homage to Goethe , 1975
- Princess Dandelion , ballet, 1975
- Jonas , cantata for children's choir and piano, 1982
- I hereby step before your throne, Six Little Preludes for Orchestra, 1984
- What You Will , opera based on William Shakespeare , 1985
- The story of Aucassin and Nicolett , Singspiel, 1986
- The King in the Golden Mask , Ballet, 1986
- Hero and Leandros , Ballet, 1988
- The malicious stag , Singspiel, 1989
- Tetragrammaton sive noun Eius , 1992
- Zprava pro Akademii (report for the academy), chamber opera based on Franz Kafka , 1993–97
- Piano concerto , 1994–95
- Dybbuk or a Wandering Soul , Playing with Songs, 1995
- Bertram and Mescalina or Die punishede Treue also Einstein's enchanted violin or Rübezahl's gift , Opernpasticcio, 2002
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: The Scream (Křik)
- 1965: The Log House (Srub)
- 1964: Courage for everyday life (Každý den odvahu)
- 1965: Pearls on the seabed (Perličky na dně)
- 1968: Little summer blues (Malé letní blues)
- 1968: love thunderstorm (Láska jako trám)
- 1970: Valerie - A week full of miracles (Valerie a týden divu)
- 1978–1981: The hospital on the outskirts of the city (Nemocnice na kraji mesta)
- 1980: Hunting the Cat (Hon na kocku)
- 1981: The shy daredevil (Mateji, proc te holky nechtejí?)
- 1983: The pitfalls of conversation (Moznosti dialogu)
- 1993: The Count of Monte Cristo (Monte Cristo) , music for the silent film by Henri Fescourt from 1928
- 1994: Erotik (Erotikon) , music for the silent film by Gustav Machatý from 1929
Web links
Commons : Jan Klusák - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Klusák in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Jan Klusák in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jan Klusák in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jan Klusák ( Memento of February 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on: musica.cz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klusák, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer, actor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |