Josef Martin Hurka
Josef Martin Hurka ( Josef Martin Hůrka , born November 11, 1756 in Chudenice , † after 1800 in Portugal ) was a Bohemian composer and cellist .
Life
The brother of Friedrich Franz Hurka was a student of Jan Antonín Koželuh . He worked as a singer and cellist and joined the Franciscan order in Spain in 1786 . Later he lived in a Portuguese monastery. The cello concertos and sonatas he wrote have not yet been found.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hurka, Friedrich Franz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 439 f. ( Digitized version ). (Article on brother)
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music . Volume 3: Hauff-Menalt . Propylaen-Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07833-1 , p. 156.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hurka, Josef Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hůrka, Josef Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer and cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chudenice |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1800 |
| Place of death | Portugal |