Rudolf Nováček
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Rudolf Nováček (born April 7, 1860 in Bela Crkva , † August 12, 1929 in Prague ) was a Czech conductor and composer.
Life
The son of the composer Martin Nováček had his first music lessons from his father and played with him and two of his four brothers from 1877 in the string quartet of the Nováček family chamber music association . He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Josef Hellmesberger junior until 1882 and then became military bandmaster in Pilsen, and from 1884 to 1886 in Prague. It was here that his most popular work, the Castaldo March, was written for the 28th Infantry Regiment.
Nováček then worked as a music teacher in Bucharest and as a conductor in Russia, Holland and Germany. Finally he settled in Berlin. Here Arthur Nikisch performed his Sinfonietta for 8 wind instruments in 1904 , which became so popular that it was broadcast in 1927 in the new medium of radio.
In 1904, his father's illness forced him to turn down a position as second conductor at the court opera Unter den Linden . After his death he settled in Temesvár as a music teacher and composer. Some of his works were published by the Temesvár music publisher Morawetz, such as his Violin Concerto in A minor. Further compositions were u. a. a wind symphony (1888), a concerto for cello and piano and various piano pieces.
An attempt to establish himself as a music advisor to the Czechoslovak army in Prague after the First World War failed because of his lack of knowledge of the Czech Republic. He died in 1929 as a result of an operation in Prague and was buried in Timișoara (formerly Temesvár). His brothers Ottokar , Karl and Victor Nováček were also known as musicians.
Marches (selection)
- Ahoy!
- Benedek Jubilee March
- Castaldo March
- Parade March
- General Laudon March
- Holzbach March
- Jubilee march
- Corridor march
- My plzeňští hoši
- Na zdar naší výstavě
- Náš druhý milion
- Pochod ministra Národní obrany
- Cyclists March (Cyklista)
literature
- Christian Fastl: Nováček, brothers. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Rudolf Nováček in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Rudolf Nováček in the catalog of the German National Library
- Edition Musik Südost - Rudolf Nováček
- Alliance Publications - Rudolf Nováček
Individual evidence
- ^ Nováček, Rudolf. In: ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nováček, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bela Crkva |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1929 |
| Place of death | Prague |