Jan Novák
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Jan Novák was a popular Czech
composer
of classical music
. Novák was primarily active in the 1960s and composed the music for several films of Karel Kachyňa
. Novák also composed music for the films of animators Jiří Trnka
and Karel Zeman
, the leading figures of the Czech animated film.
Czech Republic
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
. Novák was primarily active in the 1960s and composed the music for several films of Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyna
Karel Kachyňa was a Czech film director. His career spanned over five decades.Kachyňa was part of the Czech wave of liberal filmmakers in the 1960s which included Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel....
. Novák also composed music for the films of animators Jiří Trnka
Jirí Trnka
Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946...
and Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès."-Life:...
, the leading figures of the Czech animated film.
Selected works
- Concerto for oboe and orchestra (1952)
- Baletti a 9 for nonett (1955)
- Concerto for two pianos and orchestra (1955)
- Concertino for wind quintett (1957)
- Capriccio for cello and orchestra (1958)
- Dulces cantilenae for soprana and cello (1961)
- Passer Catulli for bass and nonett (1962)
- Ioci vernales for bass, octet and tape (1964)
- Dido, cantata for mezzosopran, speaker, men's choir and orchestra (1967)
- Exercitia mythologica for four- to eight-part mixed choir (1968)
- Ignis pro Ioanne Palach for choir and orchestra (1969)
- Apicius modulatus for voice and guitar (1971)
- Odarum concentus for strings orchestra (1973)
- Schola cantans for voice and piano (1973)
- Dulcitius, opera (1974)
- Concentus Biiugis for 4-hands piano and orchestra (1976)
- Due preludi e fughe' for flute (1979)
- Ludi concertantes (1981)
- Sonata da chiesa I and II for flute and organ (1981)
- Sonata super hoson zes for violin or flute and piano (1981)
- Aesopia for four-part mixed choir and 2 pianos or small orchestra (1981)
- Vernalis temporis symphonia for soli, choir and orchestra (1982)
- Symphonia bipartita (1983)
- Sonata tribus for flute, violin and piano (1982)
- Marsyas for piccolo and piano (1983)
- Cantica Latina for voice and piano (discovered in 1985)