Jiří Jirmal

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Jiří Jirmal

Jiří Jirmal (born April 24, 1925 in Prague ; † December 11, 2019 there ) was a Czech guitarist , jazz composer and music teacher .

Life

Jirmal studied guitar with Štěpán Urban at the Prague Conservatory. In Saarbrücken he worked with Siegfried Behrend and studied renaissance and baroque guitar. He became professor of guitar at the Prague Conservatory and visiting professor at the Saar University of Music . His students include the guitarists Vladimír Mikulka , Rudolf Dašek and Stanislav Barek .

In the early 1960s he composed the music for the cartoon Tall in the Trap (from the Tom and Jerry series; directed by Gene Deitch from Prague ) and set up a guitar school for beginners ( Škola hry na kytaru pro začátečníky ) and other guitar literature ( Základy kytarové techniky , transcriptions of classical works for solo guitar).

Discographic notes

  • Classical Guitar Jazz Performances
  • Classic Jazz Guitar Collection

Publications (selection)

  • Suite Azure: Recuerdos Para Laurindo Almeida for guitar. Praha, Supraphon - Editio Bärenreiter Praha.
  • Škola hry na kytaru pro začátečníky. Guitar school for beginners. Praha, Supraphon 1975.
  • Samba carnival: pour 2 guitares, partition + parties Mikulka , Paris, Editions Henry Lemoine ISMN: M-2309-8039-5.
  • Play Bossa Nova: pour 2 guitares, partition + parties Rudolf Dasek , Paris, Editions Henry Lemoine. ISMN: M-2309-8040-1.

literature

  • Maurice J. Summerfield: The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800 . 5th Edition, Ashley Mark Publishing Company, Newcastle upon Tyne 2002, ISBN 1-872639-51-8 , p. 159.

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personal data
SURNAME Jirmal, Jiří
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech guitarist, jazz composer and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 2019
Place of death Prague