Vilém Petrželka
Encyclopedia
Vilém Petrželka was a prominent Czech
composer
and conductor
.
Petrželka was a pupil of Leoš Janáček
, Vítězslav Novák
and Karel Hoffmeister. From 1914 he taught composition at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
and the School of the Philharmonic Society in Brno.
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
Vocal
Choral
Czech people
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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...
and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
.
Petrželka was a pupil of Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janácek
Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and all Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style. Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research and his early musical output was influenced by...
, Vítězslav Novák
Vítezslav Novák
Vítězslav Novák was one of the most well-respected Czech composers and pedagogues, almost singlehandedly founding a mid-century Czech school of composition...
and Karel Hoffmeister. From 1914 he taught composition at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is a university-level school in Brno in the Czech Republic.The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is one of two academies of music and the dramatic arts in the Czech Republic...
and the School of the Philharmonic Society in Brno.
Selected works
Orchestra- Pochod bohémů (March of the Bohemians) (1919)
- Věčný návrat, Symphony in 3 Parts, Op.13 (1922–1923)
- Dramatická ouvertura (Preludio drammatico), Op.26 (1932)
- Partita for string orchestra, Op.31 (1934)
- Moravský tanec (Moravian Dance)
- Pastorální symfonietta, Op.51
- Symphony, Op.56 (1955–1956)
Concertante
- Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op.40
Chamber music
- String Quartet in B major, Op.2
- String Quartet in C minor, Op.6
- Zimní nálada (Winter Mood) for violin and piano (1907)
- Z intimních chvil (From Intimate Moments), 3 Pieces for violin and piano, Op.9 (1918)
- Fantasie for string quartet, Op.19 (1927)
- Sonata for cello solo, Op.23 (1930)
- Sonata for violin and piano, Op.29 (1933)
- Piano Trio, Op.32 (1937)
- 4 Impromptus for violin and piano, Op.36 (1940)
- Divertimento for woodwind quintet, Op.39 (1941)
- Serenáda for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1945)
- String Quartet No.5, Op.43 (1947)
- Dvě skladby (2 Pieces) for cello (or viola) and piano, Op.45 (1947)
- Miniatury for woodwind quintet (1953)
- Sonatina for violin and piano (1953)
- Suite for string quartet
Piano
- Andante cantabile
- Drobné klavírní skladby
- Svatební suita (Wedding Suite) (1912)
- Písně poezie i prozy (Songs in Verse and Prose), Op.8 (1917)
- Suite for piano, Op.22 (1943)
- Pět prostých skladeb, Op.47
- Pět nálad (5 Moods), Op.55 (1954)
Vocal
- Živly (Elements), Song Cycle for baritone and orchestra, Op.7 (1917)
- Samoty duše (Solitude of the Heart; Einsamkeiten der Seele), 4 Songs for voice and piano, Op.10 (1919)
- Cesta (The Path; Der Weg), Song Cycle for tenor and chamber orchestra, Op.14 (1924)
- Dvojí noc – Odpočinutí for voice and piano, Op.25
- Přírodní snímky (Natural Images), Song Cycle for voice and piano, Op.30 (1933)
- Písně milostné (Love Songs) for voice and piano, Op.35 (1943); words by Bábá Táhir Urján
- Písně v lidovém tónu (Songs in Folk Tone) for voice and piano
- Štafeta for voice and string quartet
Choral
- Jitřní píseň (Morning Song) for male chorus and piano
- Námořník Mikuláš, Oratorio (Symphonic Drama) for soloists, narrator, mixed chorus, orchestra, jazz orchestra and organ
- Slováckou pěšinou, Folk Songs for male chorus, Op.12 (1921)
- To je má zem for male chorus, Op.37; words by Jaroslav Zatloukal