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Václav Trojan (April 24, 1907 – July 5, 1983) was a Czech composer of classical music best known for his film scores. Trojan studied composition at the Prague Conservatory under Jaroslav Křička and Vítězslav Novák. A composer and arranger of dance and jazz music in the 1930s, he was a music director for Radio Prague from 1937 to 1945. After the end of World War II, Trojan composed most frequently for film, stage and radio, and developed a close association with director Jiří Trnka, earning international fame for his music for Trnka's popular animated puppet films. Trojan's music is mostly written in a neo-classical style, and he often drew inspiration from the traditions of Czech folk music.
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- Jan Vičar: Václav Trojan's Film Music. - In: Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis, Philosophica - Aesthetica 12, Musicologica I, 1993, pages 65-77
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