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'''Petr Skoumal''' (7 March 1938 – 28 September 2014) was a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[musician]] and [[composer]].<ref name=radio-dead>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/friends-family-colleagues-pay-last-respects-to-petr-skoumal|title=Friends, family, colleagues pay last respects to Petr Skoumal|first=Jan|last=Velinger|work=[[Radio Prague]]|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
'''Petr Skoumal''' (7 March 1938 – 28 September 2014) was a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[musician]] and [[composer]].<ref name=radio-dead>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/friends-family-colleagues-pay-last-respects-to-petr-skoumal|title=Friends, family, colleagues pay last respects to Petr Skoumal|first=Jan|last=Velinger|work=[[Radio Prague]]|date=6 October 2014|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>


Skoumal focused on film music. He also composed music for animated shorts (i.e. ''[[Maxipes Fik]]'', ''[[Pat & Mat]]'', etc.). In the past he made several stage performances with [[Charter 77|Jan Vodňanský]] in [[The Drama Club]] in [[Prague]]. After the break-up of the duo he made several [[album]]s for adults, echoing the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|communist]] times (i.e. ''Half-life'', ''March''). In the 90s he started a series of albums for children, based on the stories of [[Emanuel Frynta]], [[Pavel Šrut]] and Jan Vodňanský (i.e. ''[[If the Pig Had Wings]]'', ''Pastries'', ''How to hunt a Gorilla''). The former was made into a stage performance for [[Divadlo v Dlouhé]], a theatre in Prague.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
Skoumal focused on film music. He also composed music for animated shorts (i.e. ''[[Maxipes Fik]]'', ''[[Pat & Mat]]'', etc.). In the past he made several stage performances with [[Charter 77|Jan Vodňanský]] in [[The Drama Club]] in [[Prague]]. After the break-up of the duo he made several [[album]]s for adults, echoing the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|communist]] times (i.e. ''Half-life'', ''March''). In the 90s he started a series of albums for children, based on the stories of [[Emanuel Frynta]], [[Pavel Šrut]] and Jan Vodňanský (i.e. ''[[If the Pig Had Wings]]'', ''Pastries'', ''How to hunt a Gorilla''). The former was made into a stage performance for [[Divadlo v Dlouhé]], a theatre in Prague.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.divadelni-noviny.cz/zemrel-jan-borna |title=Zemřel Jan Borna |author=Divadelní noviny |journal=Divadelni Noviny |date=January 16, 2017 |issn=1210-471X |access-date=April 4, 2020 |quote=K jeho nejúspěšnějším inscenacím patřila divadelní setkání s Petrem Skoumalem a jeho dětskými písničkami Kdyby prase mělo křídla, které se v Divadle v Dlouhé hrálo od jeho založení v roce 1996 až do roku 2013 a dosáhlo téměř 300 repríz.}}</ref>


He was a son of the notable Czech translator [[Aloys Skoumal]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
He was a son of the notable Czech translator [[Aloys Skoumal]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

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Skoumal in May 2013.

Petr Skoumal (7 March 1938 – 28 September 2014) was a Czech musician and composer.[1]

Skoumal focused on film music. He also composed music for animated shorts (i.e. Maxipes Fik, Pat & Mat, etc.). In the past he made several stage performances with Jan Vodňanský in The Drama Club in Prague. After the break-up of the duo he made several albums for adults, echoing the communist times (i.e. Half-life, March). In the 90s he started a series of albums for children, based on the stories of Emanuel Frynta, Pavel Šrut and Jan Vodňanský (i.e. If the Pig Had Wings, Pastries, How to hunt a Gorilla). The former was made into a stage performance for Divadlo v Dlouhé, a theatre in Prague.[2]

He was a son of the notable Czech translator Aloys Skoumal.[citation needed]

He died in 2014, aged 76. His funeral was held at the Strašnice Crematorium in Prague.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Velinger, Jan (6 October 2014). "Friends, family, colleagues pay last respects to Petr Skoumal". Radio Prague. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ Divadelní noviny (January 16, 2017). "Zemřel Jan Borna". Divadelni Noviny. ISSN 1210-471X. Retrieved April 4, 2020. K jeho nejúspěšnějším inscenacím patřila divadelní setkání s Petrem Skoumalem a jeho dětskými písničkami Kdyby prase mělo křídla, které se v Divadle v Dlouhé hrálo od jeho založení v roce 1996 až do roku 2013 a dosáhlo téměř 300 repríz.