biography
pronunciation:
[yanachek]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1854–1928)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Hukvaldy, E Czech Republic (formerly Moravia, Austrian Empire). He became choirmaster in Brno, where he eventually settled after studying at Prague and Leipzig, and became professor of composition (1919). Devoted to the Czech folksong tradition, he wrote several operas, a Mass, instrumental chamber pieces, and song cycles. |
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