Josef Čapek (composer)
Josef Čapek ( Joseph Czapek ; born March 19, 1825 in Prague , † July 14, 1915 in Gothenburg ) was a Bohemian composer.
Čapek studied at the Prague Conservatory and then worked for fifty years as a conductor and organist in Gothenburg. He composed symphonies , masses and cantatas , of which The Last Judgment was particularly valued.
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SURNAME | Čapek, Josef |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Czapek, Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bohemian composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1825 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1915 |
Place of death | Gothenburg |