Jan Zdeněk Bartoš was a Czech composer

Composer

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Biography

Bartoš started to play the violin as a pupil of Karel Hršel in Hradec Králové

Hradec Králové

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. In 1924, after he graduated from business school, Bartoš left for France

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. He played as a concertmaster

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 of the Messageries Maritimes naval company in Marseille

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. From 1929 to 1931 he travelled with that company to Africa

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, Asia

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 and Madagascar

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. Following his return, he studied music theory with Otakar Šín and Jaroslav Křička

Jaroslav Kricka

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 at the Prague Conservatory

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. He graduated in 1943. From 1956 he worked at the Czech Ministry of Education and taught composition

Musical composition

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 and music theory

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 at the Prague Conservatory.

He composed two operas, an operetta, four symphonies, chamber music, cantatas, songs cycles and theatre music.

Selected works

Stage

• Král manéže (Master of the Ring), Burlesque Ballet-Pantomime in 14 scenes
• Prokletý zámek (The Cursed Mansion), Opera in 1 act (1951); libretto by Zdeněk Lorenc

Orchestra

• Symphony No.1 for large orchestra, Op.65 (1952)
• Symphony No.2 for (chamber) orchestra, Op.78 (1956–1957)
• Symphony No.3 for string orchestra (1964–1965)
• Symphony No.5
• Symphony No.6 for brass quartet and string orchestra (1974)
• Symphony No.7 (1977)

Concert band

• Z podkrkonošského špalíčku (1973)

Concertante

• Introdukce a rondo (Introduction and Rondo) for violin and orchestra, Op.13 (1937)
• Concertino for bassoon and orchestra, Op.34 (1943)
• Staří přátele (Old Friends), Concertante Suite for viola, double bass and 9 wind instruments (1964)
• Symphony No.4, Concertante Symphony for oboe d'amore
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   and string orchestra (1968)
• Concerto da camera for viola and string orchestra (1970)
• Concerto for violin and string orchestra (1972)
• Concerto per "Due Boemi" for bass clarinet, piano and string orchestra (1975)
• Koncert pro trio for violin, viola, cello and string orchestra (1975)
• Sonata for Trombone, 12 strings and piano (1978)
• Capriccio concertant for oboe and chamber orchestra (1979)

Chamber music

• Partita for viola solo, Op.36 (1944)
• String Quartet No.2, Op.43 (1946)
• Sonatina for viola and piano, Op.46 (1947)
• Duet for 2 violins, Op.60 (1951)
• String Quartet No.3
• String Quartet No.4
• String Quartet No.5 „Aby celý svět byl zahradou“ (Were the Whole World a Garden), Op.66 (1952)
• Elegie for cello and piano (or organ) (1952)
• Divertimento No.1 for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons (1960)
• Piano Quartet, Op.81
• Trio for violin, viola and harp (1961)
• Preludia (Preludes) for flute and piano (1963)
• Musica piccola, Suite for student violin ensemble and piano (1964)
• Trio for violin, viola and cello, Op.123 (1967)
• Miniatury (Miniatures), Instructive Pieces for cello and piano (1970)
• Adagio Elegiaco and Rondo for horn and piano (1974)
• Nonet No.2 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass (1974)
• Piano Trio No.2 (1974)
• Deset skladbiček (10 Little Pieces) for 3 recorders (1976)
• Fantazie for viola solo (1980)
• Tercettino for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1981)
• Divertimento No.7 for 3 clarinets
• String Quartet No.6 „In miniatura“
• String Quartet No.7 „Quator Wegimont“
• String Quartet No.8, Op.86
• String Quartet No.9
• String Quartet No.10
• String Quartet No.11

Piano

• Dvouhlasé invence (2-Part Inventions) for piano, Op.5
• Maličkosti (Bagatelles) for piano (1947)
• Sonata No.1 for Piano (1956)
• Sonata No.2 „Giocosa“ for piano, Op.82 (1959)

Vocal

• Meditace na Štursova "Raněného" (Meditation on Jan Štursa
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  's "The Wounded") for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra (or string quartet), Op.76 (1956); words by Renata Pandulová
• Dětem (To Children), Song Cycle on Words by Zdeněk Kriebl for soprano and piano (1972)

Choral

• Píseň domova (Song of Home) for mixed chorus (1969); words by Vladimír Stuchl

External links

• List of compositions on Musicbase.cz