Hana Vejvodová was a Czech pianist and composer. She studied piano with Jaromir Kriz and composition with Ilja Hurnik

Ilja Hurník

Ilja Hurník is a contemporary Czech composer and essayist. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to the Prague Academy of Arts, where he studied with Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová, daughter of Vilém Kurz.His 1953 sonata da camera, for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord, has been recorded on...

, Svatopluk Havelka

Svatopluk Havelka

Svatopluk Havelka was a Czech composer.-Biography:Svatopluk Havelka was born at Vrbice in the Karviná district. He studied composition privately with Karel Boleslav Jirák from 1945 to 1947, while a student of musicology at the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University under Josef Hutter and...

 and Franco Donatoni

Franco Donatoni

Franco Donatoni was an Italian composer.Born in Verona, he started studying violin at the age of seven, and frequented the local Music Academy...

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Works

Vejvodova composed 40 works for orchestra, voice and solo instruments. Selected works include:

Orchestral compositions:

• Serenade for Strings
• Passacaglia for Symphony Orchestra (1986)
• Deliranda - symphonic movement (1988–89)
• Arkanum - symphonic movement (1991–92)
• Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1992–93)

Chamber compositions:

• Suite for Three Clarinets in B-flat (1985)
• Duets for flute and violin
• Wind Quartet
• Elgy for violin and organ
• Trio for Two flutes and Piano
• Brass Quintet (1988)
• Suite for oboe and piano
• Sonata for oboe and piano (1991)

Piano compositions:

• Five Piano Sketches
• Etude
• Sonatina No. 1, 2, 3
• Sonata in C (1984)
• Sonata for four hands (1985)
• Partita Bizzara
• Sonata No. 2 "Confession" (1988–90),
• Ten Miniatures
• Eight Bagatelles (1993)
• Sonata No. 3 "Tribute to Nature" (1993–94)
• Sonata No. 4 "Fate" (1994)

Vocal music:

• Song of the Slain Lover
• Chants about the Death of an Empire, for mixed choir (1988)
• Fairy-tale for mixed choir
• Cycle of Three Love Song
• Pathways of Love for higher voice and piano

Music for children:

• Bouquet of Flowers (cycle of five songs for the youngest children)
• Watercolour Paintings (seven miniatures for piano, 1988)
• Animals' Ball (piano suite)