Martin Smolka

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

Works

1983

Slzy (Tears);

1985-1988: Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble;

1988

Music for Retuned Instruments;

1989

Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion;
Nocturne;

1990

L’Orch pour l’orch;

1990-1992

Netopýr (The Flying Dog);

1992

Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too;

1993

Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs);

1993-1995

Rent a Ricercar;

1996

Euforium;
Three pieces for retuned orchestra;

1996-1997

: Lullaby;

1998

8 pieces for guitar quartet;
Autumn Thoughts for ensemble;

1999

Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia;
Nešť for orchestra;
Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics;

2000

Blue Note;
Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews;
Remix, Redream, Reflight;
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;
Observing the Clouds;

2002

Missa;
Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor);

2003

Solitudo;

2003-2004

Tesknice (Nostalgia);

2004

Hats in the Sky;
For a Buck;

2005

Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann;

2006

Lamento metodico;
Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz;
Semplice;

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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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 78655835 LCCN: n93046035 ISNI: 0000 0001 1878 3515 GND: 132350572 NKC: js20020527032

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Name	Smolka, Martin
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Short description	Czech composer
Date of birth	August 11, 1959
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