Jiří Smutný (composer)
Jiří Smutný (born April 1, 1932 in Prague ) is a Czech composer , conductor and music teacher .
Smutný studied conducting with Václav Smetáček and Robert Brock and composition with Karel Janeček and Emil Hlobil at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU) . After a year as a répétiteur at the AMU, he was a répétiteur at the National Theater in Prague from 1956 to 1978 . From 1980 he was a teacher of music theory and conductor of the orchestra of the music school in Voršilska in Prague. From 1996 to 2012 he was professor for harmony , counterpoint and musical form theory at the Pablo Neruda High School . In addition to four operas , Smutný u. a. a bass clarinet concerto, a flute and a harpsichord concerto, a sinfonietta for piano and orchestra, a requiem and other vocal works, chamber music and works for solo instruments.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jiří Smutný (composer) in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Alliance Publications - S - Smutny, Jiri
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SURNAME | Smutný, Jiří |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer, conductor and music teacher |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |