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Juraj Pospíšil

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Juraj Pospíšil. Photo sourced from osobnosti-kultury.cz

Juraj Pospíšil (January 14, 1931 Olomouc - September 20, 2007 Bratislava) was a Slovak composer of Czech origin.

Life

Juraj Pospíšil studied at the grammar school in Olomouc and at the same time devoted himself to music at the Municipal Music School, where he studied piano, organ and music theory. He entered the Brno Conservatory and completed one semester at the composition department of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts under Vilém Petrželka. He completed his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Its professors were leading Slovak composers Alexander Moyzes and Ján Cikker. Since 1955 he worked as a professor of music theory and composition at the Bratislava Conservatory and at the Academy of Performing Arts. He has published a number of instructive and pedagogical works and contributed articles on music to magazines and the professional press.

Until 1958, he followed the work of Czech and Slovak classics of the 20th century and composed classical tonal music. Between 1958 and 1962 he underwent a period of searching, when he became acquainted with and tried the compositional methods of contemporary world music. Since 1963, he has composed mostly twelve-tone music. He also tested the possibilities of electroacoustic music. In 1988 he received an award from the Union of Slovak Composers. Pospíšil developed a compositional style which owed much to the Second Viennese School while paying homage to Slovak tradition.

Works

Opera

  • Inter arma op. 27 (libreto skladatel, 1969–1970)
  • Manon Lescaut (libretto by Vítězslav Nezval, 1993)

Orchestral works

  • In a dream op. 3 (1953)
  • Mountains and people op. 4, (1954)
  • Symphony No. 1 Op. 7 (1958)
  • Reflexion on. 8 (1958)
  • A Song About Man Op. 13 symphonic variations (1961)
  • Sonata Op. 14 for string orchestra (1961)
  • Concerto for Trombone | trombone and orchestra , Op. 15 no. 3 (1962)
  • Five miniatures op. 17 (1963)
  • Symphony no. 2 "The Nebula in Andromeda" op. 19 (1963)
  • Symphony No. 3 Op. 25 (1967)
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op. 26 no. 2 (1968)
  • Concerto for clarinet and orchestra op. 31 no. 1 (1972)
  • Heroic concert op. 31 is. 2 (1973)
  • Symphonic frescoes op. 32 (1972–81)
  • Lyrical suite "Land of Childhood" op. 52 (1983)
  • Dramatic Overture Op. 59 (1984)
  • Symphony No. 5 Op. 62 (1986)
  • Concerto for dulcimer and orchestra op. 70 (1989)
  • Chamber Symphony Op. 35 (1974)
  • Sonata for alto trombone and strings op. 75 (1991)
  • Koncert pre tuba | Tubu and orchestra on. 79 (1994)
  • Symphony No. 6 Op. 82 (1996)
  • Symfónia č. 7 „Fin de Siècle“ op. 83 (1999)

Vocal songs with orchestra

  • Bratislava op. 33 (1973)
  • Bottom levels op. 44 (1980)
  • Concerto for soprano and orchestra op. 56 (1984)
  • Margita and Besná op. 5 (1955)
  • Symfónia č. 4 "Warsaw" op. 40 (1978)
  • Hussite Fatherland op. 74 (1990)

Organ

  • Small fantasies on Hussite motifs op. 12 (1960)
  • Passacaglia and fugue op. 18 for organ (1963)
  • Sonata Op. 22/1 for organ (1965)

Chamber Music

  • Two Compositions for Oboe and Piano (1952)
  • Sonata op. 2 for piano (1953)
  • Sonata Op. 6 for cello | cello and piano (1955)
  • Monologues op. 10 for piano (1959)
  • Noneto no. 1 op. 11 (1960)
  • Noneto no. 2 op. 16 (1960)
  • Three Pieces for Flute | Flute and Piano (1961)
  • Three Inventions Op. 15 no. 1 for flute, clarinet and bassoon (1961)
  • Music for Sheets Op. 15 no. 2 (1962)
  • Sonata Op. 20/3 for double bass and piano (1964)
  • Contradictions op. 20/4 (1964)
  • Recitative and aria op. 20 no. 5 for accordion (1964)
  • Glossy op. 20 No. 2 (wind quintet, 1964)
  • Music for 12 string instruments op. 21 (1965)
  • Sonata Op. 22/2 for violin (1965)
  • Trio for nine instruments op. 22 no. 3 (1966)
  • Villon Ballad Op. 24 for clarinet and piano (1966)
  • Suite op. 26 no. 1 for double bass (1967)
  • String quartet op. 29 (1970)
  • Quartet for flutes op. 1/30 (1971)
  • Bagately op. 30 No. 1 (1971)
  • Sonata Op. 30 for string quartet and double bass (1971)
  • Five fragments op. 36 for flute, guitar and accordion (1975)
  • Sonata no. 2 op. 37 for violin (1976)
  • Piano trio no. 1 op. 38 (1977)
  • Five Studies Op. 41 (1978)
  • Concertino on. 42 (1979)
  • Rhapsodic Suite Op. 43 for cello and piano (1979)
  • Akvarely op. 46 (1980)
  • String Quartet no. 2 op. 47 (1981)
  • Four Preludes Op. 48 for Harp (1981)
  • Fantastic dances op. 51 for two pianos (1981)
  • Sonata Op. 53 for English horn and string quartet (1983)
  • Small Suite for Trumpet in B and Piano Op. 54 (1983)
  • Trio on. 58 (1984)
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Accordion , Op. 60 (1985)
  • String Quartet no. 3 op. 61 (1985)
  • Trio on. 64 (1987)
  • Three Duets Op. 65 (1987)
  • Melancholic Suite Op. 63 for oboe, English horn and bassoon (1986)
  • Suita op. 66 pre cimbal (1987)
  • Piano trio no. 2 op. 67 (1988)
  • Wind sextet op. 69 (1988)
  • Great duo (quasi una sonata) op. 71 for bass clarinet and piano (1989)
  • Brass Quintet no . 1 op. 77 (1991)
  • Concerto for Tuba and Piano Op. 79 (1994)
  • String Quartet no. 4 op. 72 (1990)
  • Trio on. 73 (1990)
  • Brass Quintett no. 2 (Winter Suite) op. 81 (1996)

Vocal tracks

  • Four Songs to the Words of Moravian Folk Poetry Op. 1 (1951)
  • Micro-short stories op. 20 no. 1 (1964)
  • Glare op. 34 (1973)
  • Evening at Ďumbieri op. 34/2 (1975)
  • The day cools down . 68 (1988)
  • Autumn Bottling Op. 80 fantasies for bass and string quartet (1994)

Corps

  • Four Etudes Op. 45 for mixed choir (1980)
  • Children's autumn no. 2 op. 23 Four Children's Choirs (1967)
  • November triptych op. 39 (1977)

Electroacoustic compositions

  • Electronic meditation op. 28 (1970)
  • Suite to the method of drums, op. 55 (1983)

Teaching literature

  • Music theory for conservatories . Part I. Slovak Pedagogical Publishing House, Bratislava 1980; 1983 1985
  • Some thoughts on the education of the composer . In: Slovak Music 1971/1, p. 1-8
  • Slovak conducting art . In: Slovak Music 1971/10, p. 410-414
  • General science of music . Textbooks for conservatories. Supraphon, Prague – Bratislava 1967
  • Musical forms for distance learning courses. Institute of Education, Bratislava 1960

References

  • Czechoslovak Music Dictionary of Persons and Institutions II. (M – Ž), 1965, State Music Publishing House, Prague
  • Chalupka, Ľ .: Slovak musical avant-garde. Stylistic formation of the generation of composers beginning in the 60s of the 20th century . Comenius University, Bratislava 2011
  • Chalupka, Ľ .: Juraj Pospíšil. Music for 12 String Instruments , Op. 21. In: Hudobný život 2002/2, p. 28-30
  • Chalupka, Ľ .: Slovenská hudba 20. storočia: Vývoj po roku 1945. In: Dejiny slovenskej hudby, ASCO Art & Science, Bratislava 1996, s. 298, 313 (ed. Oskár Elschek)
  • Godár, V .: Jubilee of Juraj Pospíšil . In: Hudobný život 1991/2, p. 7
  • Hochel, S .: Jubilants: Juraj Pospíšil . In: Hudobný život 1981/1, p. 7

External links

Text adapted from the Slovak Wikipedia

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