Vítězslav Novák

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Bust of Vítězslav Novák in his birthplace Kamenice nad Lipou

Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (born December 5, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary ; † July 18, 1949 in Skuteč , Czechoslovakia ) was a Czech composer and music teacher.

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The son of a doctor studied law at the Czech Charles University in Prague and at the same time took musical training at the Prague Conservatory from 1891 to 1896 as a student of Josef Jiránek , Karel Stecker and Antonín Dvořák , where he became professor of composition from 1909 to 1939 and was from 1920 to 1922 and 1927/1928 its rector.

His compositional work was influenced by Czech folk music at the beginning and in the 1930s , while in the 1920s he dealt intensively with Western European music. As a composer he achieved international renown and as a pedagogue had a lasting effect on the coming generations of Prague musicians. Stefanija Turkewytsch studied with him. Novák composed several symphonic poems , a suite , serenades , overtures , four operas , two ballets, choral cantatas, chamber music works, piano pieces and songs .

In 1928 he received an honorary doctorate from the Comenius University in Bratislava , was a corresponding member of the Czech Academy of Sciences since 1905 and a full member since 1922, and in 1945 he was awarded the title of National Artist of Czechoslovakia . In 1947 Novák was elected honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music ISCM .

With Vítězslav Novák there are occasional mix-ups with the Croatian writer and music teacher Vjenceslav Novak .

Works

  • The corsair , symphonic poem
  • In the Tatras , symphonic poetry
  • Of eternal longing , symphonic poetry
  • Toman and the forest fairy , symphonic poem
  • Slovak suite , symphonic poem
  • South Bohemian Suite
  • De profundis , symphonic poetry
  • Pan , symphonic poem
  • St. Wenceslas Triptych
  • Corn Symphony
  • The storm , choir cantata, 1910
  • The bride of the dead , choir cantata
  • Autumn symphony
  • Zvíkovský rarášek ( The Zvíkov Goblin ), comic opera, 1915
  • Karlštejn , Opera, 1916
  • Lucerna ( The Lantern ), musical fairy tale, 1923
  • Dědův odkaz ( Grandfather's Heir ), lyric opera, 1926
  • Žižka , incidental music
  • Chamber music
    • Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, 1891
    • Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 1, 1892
    • Piano quartet in C minor, Op. 7, 1894/1899
    • Piano quintet in A minor op.12, 1896/1897
    • String quartet in G major op. 22, 1899
    • (Piano) Trio quasi una ballata in D minor op.27, 1902
    • String quartet in D major op.35, 1905
    • String quartet in G major op.66, 1938
    • Sonata for violoncello and piano op.68, 1941
    • Eight Nocturnes for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 39

literature

Web links

Commons : Vítězslav Novák  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Honorary members. ISCM , accessed June 30, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Novák, Vítězslav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Novák, Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Kamenice nad Lipou
DATE OF DEATH July 18, 1949
Place of death Skuteč