Karel Šebor
Karel Šebor (born August 13, 1843 in Brandeis , † May 18, 1903 in Royal Vineyards , Prague ) was a Czech composer.
Life
His grandfather, a teacher who also raised him, introduced him to music. He attended the Prague Conservatory for the first time when he was twelve, under the direction of Jan Bedřich Kittel. In 1861 he took a position as a music teacher in what was then Russian Poland, in 1863 he was offered the position of theater conductor in Erfurt . He stayed there until 1865 when he was appointed 2nd Kapellmeister of the State Theater in Prague. Five operas written by him were premiered here. In 1871 he left Prague because of disputes with the theater management and took the position of the first conductor in Lviv . Due to unsuccessfulness, he initially applied to be the bandmaster of the military orchestra with the infantry troops in Košice . He stayed in the military for 20 years. Only six months before his death did he return to civilian life and was appointed city music director.
Works
Instrumental pieces
- Concert overtures (1860) premiered at the Prague Conservatory
- String Quartet (1860)
- Great cantata for the opening of the National Theater
- Májová noc, cantata
In addition, he composed numerous quintets, piano pieces, songs and military music.
Operas
- Templáři na Moravě (1865), one of the first operas in the Czech language
- Drahomíra (1867)
- Husitská nevěsta (1868)
- Blanka (1870), libretto Eduard Rüffer
- Zmařená svatba (1879), libretto Marie Červinková-Riegrová
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Šebor, Karl . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 33. Part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1877, p. 244 f. ( Digitized version ).
- V. Svobodová: Opery Karla Šebora v Prozatímním divadlu . In: Study k dejinám Moravy v 19. a 20. století 38, 1953, ZDB -ID 2291156-X , pp. 150–162.
- M. Ottlová: Šebor (Schebor) Karel (Carl) Richard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001-2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 76 f. (Direct links on p. 76 , p. 77 ).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Karel Šebor in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Šebor at operone
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Šebor, Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandeis |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1903 |
| Place of death | Royal Vineyards , Prague |