Václav Emanuel Horák
Václav (Wenzel) Emanuel Horák (born January 1, 1800 in Lobeč , † September 3, 1871 in Prague ) was a Czech composer , church musician and teacher .
Life
Horák attended grammar school in Prague from 1813 and also worked as a choirboy and later as a choralist at the St. Niklas Church in Prague's Lesser Town . At the University of Prague he first studied philosophy and later law. The wish to begin a musical education with Johann Wenzel Tomaschek , however, was denied for financial reasons. Only later did he become a student of Friedrich Dionys Weber and Johann August Wittassek . Around 1830 Horák became organist at the Trinity Church in Prague and shortly afterwards also a teacher at the Prague Organ School. In 1833 he became organist at the Teyn Church , in 1837 choir director at the Franciscan Church of Maria Schnee and in 1853 the Regens Chori at the Adalbert Church . In 1859 he was given the direction of church music at the Teynkirche. He was an honorary member of many associations and academies, including the Mozarteum in Salzburg .
plant
Horák's style can still be assigned to the Classical period, presumably this was based on the lasting influence of his teachers Weber and Wittasek, who in turn were strongly influenced by Mozart . His church music works - twelve masses , a requiem , a passion , motets and sacred songs - were widespread during his lifetime and are still performed today. In addition, he published two singing schools and wrote a work on the ambiguity of chords .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Horák, Wenzel Emanuel . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 9th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 262 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Horak Wenzel Emanuel. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 417 f. (Direct links on p. 417 , p. 418 ).
Web links
- Works by and about Václav Emanuel Horák in the German Digital Library
- Literature and other media by and about Václav Emanuel Horák in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Václav Emanuel Horák in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horák, Václav Emanuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Horak, Wenceslaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lobeč |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1871 |
| Place of death | Prague |