Klement Slavický

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Klement Slavický

Klement Slavický (September 22, 1910, Tovačov, Moravia – September 4, 1999, Prague) was a Czech composer.

Biography

Slavicky studied under Karel Boleslav Jirák and Josef Suk. He was inspired by Moravian folk music and the works of Leoš Janáček. The best-known of his works are the double chorus Lidice, Rapsodické variace pro orchestr (Rhapsodic Variations for an Orchestra), the sonata Přátelství (Friendship) for a violin and piano, the dramatic fresco Cesta ke světlu (The Way Toward the Light), and Symfonietta IV, Pax hominibus in universo orbi, which was dedicated by Slavický to the United Nations for the 40th anniversary of its birth. There is also a song-cycle Oh, My Heart So Wretched, which sets 5 Slovak folk poems and which has recently (2010) been recorded by the soprano Marie Fajtova.

Selected works

Moravian Dance Fantasias for orchestra (1951)
Rhapsodic Variations for orchestra (1953)
Rapsodie for Solo Viola (1987)

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Name	Slavicky, Klement
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Short description	czech composer
Date of birth	September 22, 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	September 4, 1999
Place of death

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