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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Czech composer and violinist. With a freedom from concerns over finances or the need to have his works performed, his organ works reflect the influence of his teachers and are technically demanding.
Czech composer and violinist. With a freedom from concerns over finances or the need to have his works performed, his organ works reflect the influence of his teachers and are technically demanding. His most popular work is the ''Passacaglia Quasi Cantata BACH'' from 1963. Some refer to this piece as the most difficult in all of organ literature. He composed for composition's sake, without the need of satisfying a patron or the public.


* 1913 born in Bučovice, Moravia
* 1913 born in Bučovice, Moravia
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===Free Online===
===Free Online===
 
Passacaglia quasi toccata BACH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usx7hnuHZmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usx7hnuHZmc


===Pay to Listen===
===Pay to Listen===

Latest revision as of 18:40, 10 November 2014

Synopsis

Czech composer and violinist. With a freedom from concerns over finances or the need to have his works performed, his organ works reflect the influence of his teachers and are technically demanding. His most popular work is the Passacaglia Quasi Cantata BACH from 1963. Some refer to this piece as the most difficult in all of organ literature. He composed for composition's sake, without the need of satisfying a patron or the public.

  • 1913 born in Bučovice, Moravia
  • 1929-1938 studied violin and composition at Brno Conservatory
  • 1938-1945 studied composition in composition studies under Novák and Křička in Prague
  • 1942-1973 served as violinist at the Prague National Theatre orchestra
  • 1976 died in Malé Kyšice, Bohemia

For details, see the article in Wikipedia .

List of Organ Works

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Title Year
Passacaglia, Toccata, Chorale and Fugue 1946
Ciaccona 1958
Passacaglia quasi toccata BACH 1963
Introduction and Fugue BACH 1972
Study BACH 1972
Andante cantabile 1973
Passacaglia and Fugue 1976

Background and General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

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Registration and Organs

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Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

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Scores and Editions

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Recordings

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Passacaglia quasi toccata BACH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usx7hnuHZmc

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Other Resources

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Notes

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