Josef Poncar
Josef Poncar (born March 14, 1902 in Chodouň near Zdice , † November 6, 1986 in Zdice) was a Czech conductor and brass music composer.
Poncar grew up as the son of a princely chamber musician and at the age of eleven he was already leading his own band. After learning to be a carpenter , he worked full-time as an employee of the Czechoslovak Railways. He was also active as a musician and, along with Jaromír Vejvoda and Karel Vacek, is one of the well-known composers of Bohemian brass music. His most famous composition is the Polka Auf der Vogelwiese .
Works
- Chodouňská polka (Festwies-Polka / Da Capo-Polka / When the Egerlanders play / Me and the moon)
- Den nejhezčí (The most beautiful day of the year; waltz)
- Já nemám nic (dance again; polka)
- Když slyším clarinet (Polka)
- Lásky hledání or Žal srdce (Heartache; Waltz)
- Lucie (polka)
- Počápelská polka or Cecilka polka (On the bird meadow)
- Přes dvě vesnice (About two villages; Polka)
- Pro Andulinku (Andulička polka)
- Pytlák (waltz; with Bedřich Ondráček)
- Říkej "mám tě rád" (In love with Bohemia; waltz)
- Stázičko má (Karlspolka)
- Své srdíčko pohlídám (O Puti; Polka)
- Tam u Rožmitála (There in Bohemia; Polka)
- Ten večer májový (The Evening Star / The Little Star; Waltz)
- V té naší zahrádce-sousedská
- Za potočinou (At my brook; polka)
- Za šera (In the twilight; Polka)
- Zakázaná polka
- Zdická (polka)
- Žanynka má (Žanynka polka)
Web links
- Biography of Josef Poncar . In: josefponcar.de .
- Literature and other media by and about Josef Poncar in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Josef Poncar in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chodouňská polka . In: rundel.de . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poncar, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech conductor and brass music composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chodouň near Zdice |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1986 |
| Place of death | Zdice |