Simon Jurovsky
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Šimon Jurovský, original name Shimon Weiss-Nägel (born February 8, 1912 in Uľanka, Banská Bystrica
, Czechoslovakia
- died November 8, 1963 in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
), was a Slovak composer of ballet, chamber, stage and film music.
. After completion, in 1931, he joined the Music and Dramatic Academy in Bratislava
, with Professor Alexander Moyzes
. He studied composition and conducting with Jozef Vincourek. From 1937 to 1939 he worked as a secretary and vertical gramophone archiver at the Slovak Radio. The radio was moved to Vienna
in 1939, so there he studied composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Kunst Performing. As a conductor he performed in the teacher's choir in Bratislava (1939–1942) and the Bratislava working-class choir (1945–1947). In the meantime, he worked as musical director for the Slovak Radio, a job he had started in 1942. From 1948 to 1951 he was the head of the Slovak Radio's music department, and right after, all the way to 1955, he was the head of the music department of the Deputy of Education and Enlightenment. On October 1st, 1956 he became the artistic director of the Slovak National Theatre Opera. He held this post until his death in 1963.
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
- died November 8, 1963 in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
), was a Slovak composer of ballet, chamber, stage and film music.
Biography
In 1928, he began studying at Teacher's College in Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
. After completion, in 1931, he joined the Music and Dramatic Academy in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, with Professor Alexander Moyzes
Alexander Moyzes
Alexander Moyzes , was a Slovak 20th century neoromantic composer.-Biography:Moyzes was born into a musical family in 1906 at Kláštor pod Znievom in present Slovakia. His father was the composer and educator Mikuláš Moyzes...
. He studied composition and conducting with Jozef Vincourek. From 1937 to 1939 he worked as a secretary and vertical gramophone archiver at the Slovak Radio. The radio was moved to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in 1939, so there he studied composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Kunst Performing. As a conductor he performed in the teacher's choir in Bratislava (1939–1942) and the Bratislava working-class choir (1945–1947). In the meantime, he worked as musical director for the Slovak Radio, a job he had started in 1942. From 1948 to 1951 he was the head of the Slovak Radio's music department, and right after, all the way to 1955, he was the head of the music department of the Deputy of Education and Enlightenment. On October 1st, 1956 he became the artistic director of the Slovak National Theatre Opera. He held this post until his death in 1963.