Martin Smolka

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Martin Smolka (born August 11, 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.

[edit] Works

  • 1983: Slzy (Tears);
  • 1985-1988: Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble;
  • 1988: Music for Retuned Instruments;
  • 1989: Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion;
  • 1989: Nocturne;
  • 1990-1992: Netopýr (The Flying Dog);
  • 1990: L’Orch pour l’orch;
  • 1992: Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too;
  • 1993-1995: Rent a Ricercar;
  • 1993: Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs);
  • 1996: Euforium;
  • 1996: Three pieces for retuned orchestra;
  • 1996-1997: Lullaby;
  • 1998: 8 pieces for guitar quartet;
  • 1998: Autumn Thoughts for ensemble;
  • 1999: Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia;
  • 1999: Nešť for orchestra;
  • 1999: Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics;
  • 2000: Blue Note;
  • 2000: Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews;
  • 2000: Remix, Redream, Reflight;
  • 2000: Houby a nebe (Mushrooms and Heaven), Czech text Petr Pavel Fiala and Martin Smolka;
  • 2001: Geigenlieder, German text Christian Morgenstern and Bertolt Brecht;
  • 2001-2003: Nagano - Opera, libretto Jaroslav Dušek and Martin Smolka;
  • 2001-2003: Observing the Clouds;
  • 2002: Missa;
  • 2002: Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor);
  • 2003: Solitudo;
  • 2003-2004: Tesknice (Nostalgia);
  • 2004: Hats in the Sky;
  • 2004: For a Buck;
  • 2005: Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann;
  • 2006: Lamento metodico;
  • 2006: Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz;
  • 2006: Semplice;

[edit] Discography

  • Hudba hudbička, ensemble AGON, Arta Records, Prague 1991
  • Music for Retuned Instruments, ensemble recherche, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 1991, WDR Köln 1991
  • Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, col legno München/SWF Baden-Baden, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1992
  • A v sadech korálů, jež slabě zrůžověly, Petr Matuszek - bariton, Martin Smolka - piano, Na prahu světla, Happy Music, Prague 1996
  • Rent a Ricercar, Flying Dog, For Woody Allen, Nocturne, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1997
  • Euphorium, Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, Music for Retuned Instruments, Ringing, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1998
  • Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews, SWR-Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Meinhard Jenne – percussion, Rupert Huber - conductor, Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000

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