Otto Albert Tichý
Otto Albert Tichý (born August 14, 1890 in Martínkov , † October 21, 1973 in Prague ) was a Czech composer and church musician.
Life
Otto Albert Tichý attended grammar school in Brno and then studied composition with Vítězslav Novák in Prague . In 1919 he continued his studies in Paris with Vincent d'Indy . There he studied composition, Gregorian chant and organ . After graduating in 1926, he accepted the offer to work in Lausanne as organist and choirmaster at the Notre Dame Cathedral and as a teacher at the Dominican grammar school . In 1936 he returned to his homeland and became conductor at the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague . Together with the conductor Miroslav Venhoda , he also founded the “Schola Cantorum” in Prague, a private music school with boarding school.
After the Second World War , Tichý became a professor of organ, choral conducting and Gregorian chant at the Prague Conservatory and a little later he was invited to work at the Prague Music Academy. After the communist seizure of power in 1948, however, he was expelled from there; the new rulers did not want his activity. At the Prague Conservatory, however, he continued to be respected, mainly because of his varied education. It was only at the age of 75 that Tichý resigned from teaching at the Conservatory and a year later from the St. Vitus Cathedral. Tichý died in 1973 at the age of 83 during a Sunday service in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.
plant
Otto Albert Tichý composed mainly church music and felt obliged to follow the style of Cäcilianism .
Before his death he was able to complete his great cantata Rodné zemi (Cantata for the Fatherland).
Tichy also translated religious and philosophical books.
However, neither his compositions nor his translations had a chance of appearing in print under the communists.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Otto Albert Tichý in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Otto Albert Tichý in the catalog of the German National Library
- CV and work directory (Czech)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tichý, Otto Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Martínkov |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1973 |
| Place of death | Prague |