Jindřich Jindřich
Jindřich Jindřich (born March 5, 1876 in Klenčí pod Čerchovem , † October 23, 1967 in Domažlice ) was a Czech composer, pianist and ethnographer.
biography
The son of the teacher and village cantor Alois Jindřich received his musical training at home and in Taus and was a private student in Prague . After completing his teacher training in Soběslav , Jindřich taught music from 1896 in Lhenice and later in Domažlice. In addition to his teaching activities, he began studying composition with Vítězslav Novák and on piano with Karel Hoffmeister .
As a pianist, Jindřich accompanied the opera singer Ema Destinová and the brothers Karel Burian and Emil Burian . In terms of composition, he mainly created vocal music. This includes around 170 songs for piano or orchestral accompaniment and 53 choral works. Furthermore, he was entitled Poklad Chodska a collection of 102 songs and dances of the Chodsko out. In 1906 his Elegie pro smyčcový orchestr and in 1911 the symphonic poem Svítání v horách (list of his pieces of music see CslHS 1).
Jindřich also studied the culture, customs and music of the Chodians. He was involved in the development of the 26-volume ethnographic almanac Chodsko and created an extensive folklore collection, which after his death in 1967 formed the basis for the Jindřich Jindřich Museum in Domažlice. In 1957 he became an Honored National Artist of Czechoslovakia .
His sister was the wife of folklorist Josef Blau .
literature
- Heribert Sturm : Biographical Lexicon on the History of the Bohemian Lands. Published on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum (Institute) , Volume II, R.Oldenbourg Verlag Munich 1984, p. 49, ISBN 3-486-52551-4
- Music in the past and present, I (1949) - 10 (1962)
- Hugo Riemann : Musiklexikon I (1959) -2 (1961); Supplement I (1972) - 2 (1975); 1972
Web links
- Literature by and about Jindřich Jindřich in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature and other media by and about Jindřich Jindřich in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Jindřich Jindřich Museum
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jindřich, Jindřich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer, pianist and ethnographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klenčí pod Čerchovem |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1967 |
| Place of death | Domažlice |