Rudolf Nováček

Rudolf Nováček
Born Rudolf Nováček
(1860-04-07)7 April 1860
Bela Crkva, Austrian Empire
Died 11 August 1929(1929-08-11) (aged 69)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Composer, conductor
"Castaldo"
Instrumental sample of one of the best known marches "Castaldo" by Rudolf Nováček.

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Rudolf Nováček (7 April 1860 11 August 1929) was a Czech composer, military conductor, and pedadogue.

Life and career

Rudolf Nováček was born on 7 April 1860 in the village of Bela Crkva (now Serbia). He studied Timișoara music school and then Conservatory in Vienna. Nováček became conductor of 11th Battalion in Austro-Hungarian Army and then member of 12th Battalion. In 1884 he joined Artistic Organization in Prague along with other significant Czech composers as Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Fibich or Karel Bendl.[1]

In 1890 he became bandleader of 1st Cavalry Regiment in Sofia and then in 1891-1895 in Romanian Royal Guard in Bucharest. He worked as conductor and music teacher in many cities in Russia, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

After creation of Czechoslovakia, he had to become the director of the military school of the Czechoslovak Army. He died in 1929 in Prague on the consequences of an operation.[2]

Major works

Marches

Dance music

Other compositions

References

  1. Franz Metz (2005). "Edition Musik Südost: Nováček, Rudolf" (in German). Edition Musik Südost. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Bohumil Pešek; Eva Vičarová (24 April 2009). "Český hudební slovník osob a institucí" (in Czech). Ústav hudební vědy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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