Antonín Tucapský
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Antonín Tučapský is a Czech
composer. Since 1975 he lives in Great Britain
.
), Moravia
, former Czechoslovakia
. In 1947 he graduated from the Teachers’ Training College in Valašské Meziříčí
. Tučapský studied in Brno
before beginning his career as composer, teacher and conductor. From 1950 to 1951 he studied Choral Conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
, Brno. In 1951 he graduated from Masaryk University
, Brno, in Music Education and Musicology. Privately he studied composition with Jan Kunc
, who was a pupil of Leoš Janáček
. In 1951 he took up a teaching post at the Higher Music School in Kroměříž
. In the same year he became a member of the well-known Moravian Teachers’ Male Voice Choir, from 1964 to 1972 he was a choirmaster of that choir. In 1955 Antonín Tučapský moved to Nový Jičín
, where he accepted a teaching post at the Teachers’ Training College and he also conducted the local mixed choir. In 1959 he moved to Ostrava
and became a lecturer at the Pedagogical Faculty there. From 1961 he conducted the Children’s Choir of Ostrava Radio. In 1964 he became Musical Director of the Moravian Teachers’ Choir. With this famous body of male-voices he gave many concerts in Czechoslovakia and throughout Europe and recorded regularly for Český rozhlas
(Czech Radio) and the Supraphon
recording company. In 1969 he gained his PhD for his book "Janacek’s Male Choruses and Their Interpretation Tradition". In 1975 he moved to England and became a Professor of Composition at Trinity College of Music
in London
, where he remained until his retirement in 1996. In 1985 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Trinity College of Music. Here he had more time to develop his compositions, mostly choral or chorally based, having first performances in this country. Conversant with the various compositional theories and trends of the twentieth century, he remains essentially a tonal composer.
During his career he received various awards and prizes for his compositions and cultural activity. Masaryk University
, Brno, his alma mater, bestowed on him Doctor Honoris Causa in 1996. From 1975 Antonín Tučapský devoted much of his time to composition rather than choral conducting.
His compositions have been published mostly in England, but also in the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Canada, the USA.
Oratorio
Opera
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
composer. Since 1975 he lives in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
.
Biography
He was born in 1928 in Opatovice (part of VyškovVyškov
Vyškov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,300 inhabitants.- History :By the middle of the 14th century, pest epidemics and starvation had virtually depopulated the entire area. The Catholic Church, the owners of the lands, administrated their properties...
), Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
, former Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. In 1947 he graduated from the Teachers’ Training College in Valašské Meziříčí
Valašské Mezirící
Valašské Meziříčí is a town in the Zlín Region, the Czech Republic. The town has 27,960 inhabitants.Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers join in the town to form the Bečva River.-Main sights:* The Kinský Chateau...
. Tučapský studied in Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
before beginning his career as composer, teacher and conductor. From 1950 to 1951 he studied Choral Conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is a university-level school in Brno in the Czech Republic.The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is one of two academies of music and the dramatic arts in the Czech Republic...
, Brno. In 1951 he graduated from Masaryk University
Masaryk University
Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the third Czech university , it now consists of nine faculties and 42,182 students...
, Brno, in Music Education and Musicology. Privately he studied composition with Jan Kunc
Jan Kunc
Jan Kunc was a Czech composer, pedagogue and writer.- Life :He was a pupil of Czech composer Leoš Janáček in teacher's institution and organ school . He studied composition with Vítězslav Novák from 1905 to 1906...
, who was a pupil of Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janácek
Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and all Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style. Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research and his early musical output was influenced by...
. In 1951 he took up a teaching post at the Higher Music School in Kroměříž
Kromeríž
Kroměříž is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Kroměříž Bishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed...
. In the same year he became a member of the well-known Moravian Teachers’ Male Voice Choir, from 1964 to 1972 he was a choirmaster of that choir. In 1955 Antonín Tučapský moved to Nový Jičín
Nový Jicín
Nový Jičín is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has ca. 26,500 inhabitants. The city is situated on the spurs of the Carpathian Mountains about from the Czech Republic's 3rd biggest city, Ostrava...
, where he accepted a teaching post at the Teachers’ Training College and he also conducted the local mixed choir. In 1959 he moved to Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
and became a lecturer at the Pedagogical Faculty there. From 1961 he conducted the Children’s Choir of Ostrava Radio. In 1964 he became Musical Director of the Moravian Teachers’ Choir. With this famous body of male-voices he gave many concerts in Czechoslovakia and throughout Europe and recorded regularly for Český rozhlas
Ceský rozhlas
Český rozhlas is the Czech Republic's publicly funded radio broadcasting organization.It offers the following radio channels:*ČRo 1 – Radiožurnál: news and information*ČRo 2 – Praha: talk and family programmes...
(Czech Radio) and the Supraphon
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
recording company. In 1969 he gained his PhD for his book "Janacek’s Male Choruses and Their Interpretation Tradition". In 1975 he moved to England and became a Professor of Composition at Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he remained until his retirement in 1996. In 1985 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Trinity College of Music. Here he had more time to develop his compositions, mostly choral or chorally based, having first performances in this country. Conversant with the various compositional theories and trends of the twentieth century, he remains essentially a tonal composer.
During his career he received various awards and prizes for his compositions and cultural activity. Masaryk University
Masaryk University
Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the third Czech university , it now consists of nine faculties and 42,182 students...
, Brno, his alma mater, bestowed on him Doctor Honoris Causa in 1996. From 1975 Antonín Tučapský devoted much of his time to composition rather than choral conducting.
His compositions have been published mostly in England, but also in the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Canada, the USA.
Selected works
Cantata- Mary Magdalena
- Te Deum
Oratorio
- Stabat Mater
- Missa Serena
- Five Lenten Motets (Pět postních motet)
Opera
- The Undertaker