Czech composer. Showing talent for composition and violin from an early age, he entered the Prague Conservatory from 1906 to 1910. He played violin in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra from 1917 to 1923, during which time he studied composition under Suk. In 1923, he studied under Roussel in Paris and began full-fledged composing. He was prevented from returning to his homeland by the German annexation of the Czech Republic, and traveled to the United States in 1941. While teaching composition at Princeton University, he released five symphonies by 1946, starting with Symphony No. 1 (1942) at the request of Koussevitzky, and his style took on a stronger ethnic tone. After 1953, he lived mainly in Rome, Nice, and Basel, and died without returning to his homeland. His representative works include "Concerto Grosso" (1937), "Double Concerto for Two String Groups, Piano and Timpani" (1938), the orchestral work "In Memory of Lidice" (1943) which denounced the atrocities of the Nazis, "Symphony No. 6, Symphonic Fantasie" (1953), the oratorio "The Epic of Gilgamesh" (1955), "Piano Concerto No. 4, The Spell" (1956) dedicated to Filkusny, and seven string quartets (1918-1947). → Fournier → Related items Concerto grosso Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
チェコの作曲家。少年期から作曲とバイオリンに才能をあらわし,1906年−1910年プラハ音楽院に入学。1917年−1923年チェコ・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団でバイオリン奏者を務め,その間スークに作曲を学ぶ。1923年パリでルーセルに師事し,本格的な作曲活動に入る。チェコのドイツ併合で帰国の道を閉ざされ,1941年渡米。プリンストン大学で作曲を教える一方,クーセビツキーの依頼による《交響曲第1番》(1942年)を皮切りに1946年までに5曲の交響曲を発表し,作風は民族的色合いを強めた。1953年以降は主にローマ,ニース,バーゼルで暮らし,故国へは戻らずに生涯を終えた。代表作に,《コンチェルト・グロッソ》(1937年),《2群の弦楽合奏,ピアノとティンパニのための二重協奏曲》(1938年),ナチスの蛮行を告発した管弦楽曲《リディツェ追悼》(1943年),《交響曲第6番・交響的幻想曲》(1953年),オラトリオ《ギルガメシュ叙事詩》(1955年),フィルクスニーに献呈された《ピアノ協奏曲第4番・呪文》(1956年),7つの弦楽四重奏曲(1918年−1947年)などがある。→フルニエ →関連項目合奏協奏曲 出典 株式会社平凡社百科事典マイペディアについて 情報 |
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