Jan Kapr
Jan Kapr (12 March 1914, in Prague – 29 April 1988, in Prague)[1] was one of the most prolific Czech composers of the second half of the 20th century.
Life
He studied at the Prague Conservatory, as a pupil of Jaroslav Řídký, and at the master school under Jaroslav Křička. In 1939–1946 he worked as a director in the Czechoslovak Radio. Later (in 1950–1952) he was the chief-editor in the publishing house Orbis. In sixties he worked as a teacher at the Janáček's Academy in Brno. His work was also part of the music event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ František Kolář Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách, ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 431
- ^ "Jan Kapr". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
Sources
Jaroslav Smolka: Malá encyklopedie hudby. Prague: Editio Supraphon, 1983. (p. 315-316)
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