Jiří Hudec (composer)
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Jiří Hudec was a Czech
composer
, conductor
, arranger
and organ
ist.
and conducting with Antonín Balatka. From 1944 to 1946, he also studied the piano privately under Ludvík Kundera. Later, he continued his studies of conducting at the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts. From 1953 to 1972 he was a conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Czech broadcasting studio Brno (BERO). From 1971 he worked as a radio director of chamber and symphonic music in Brno.
His great achievement was the promotion of the repertoire of Moravian and Slovak composers in radio broadcasts. He composed music for 15 films, and over 150 compositions for radio orchestras. The majority of his works are orchestral, but also many for concert band. His compositions are often based on folklore and songs from the Moravian region.
Hudec's eponymous son is a well known double bass
player, professor at the Prague Academy for Music and member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
.
Wind orchestra
Concertante
Chamber music
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
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
and organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
ist.
Life
Hudec studied organ at the State Conservatory in Brno, under F. Michálek. In addition, he studied composing with Vilém PetrželkaVilém Petrželka
Vilém Petrželka was a prominent Czech composer and conductor.Petrželka was a pupil of Leoš Janáček, Vítězslav Novák and Karel Hoffmeister...
and conducting with Antonín Balatka. From 1944 to 1946, he also studied the piano privately under Ludvík Kundera. Later, he continued his studies of conducting at the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts. From 1953 to 1972 he was a conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Czech broadcasting studio Brno (BERO). From 1971 he worked as a radio director of chamber and symphonic music in Brno.
His great achievement was the promotion of the repertoire of Moravian and Slovak composers in radio broadcasts. He composed music for 15 films, and over 150 compositions for radio orchestras. The majority of his works are orchestral, but also many for concert band. His compositions are often based on folklore and songs from the Moravian region.
Hudec's eponymous son is a well known double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
player, professor at the Prague Academy for Music and member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
The Česká filharmonie is a symphony orchestra based in Prague and is the best-known and most respected orchestra in the Czech Republic.- History :...
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Selected compositions
Orchestral- Drei Stilisierte Polkas im Volkston (1969)
- Ricochet-Polka. Lustige Polka (1969)
- Poetická polka (Poetic Polka) (1970)
- Malé finale (Little Finale) (1972)
- Quasi gallop (1973)
- Kaleidoskop, Overture (1979)
- Zpod Javoriny, Dance Fantasy on Moravian Themes from Kopanice (1980)
- Humoreska (1981)
- České tance (Czech Dances), Suite (1983)
- Polka in G minor
- Koncertní valčík (Concert Waltz) (1986)
- Podzimní Meditace (Autumn Meditation) (1986)
- Tempo-tempo, Galop (1986)
- Scherzo in E (1988)
- Příhoda z léta (It Happened in Summer), Tone Picture (1989)
- Obrázky z dovolené (Pictures from Vacation), Suite for chamber orchestra
- Der Zerrspiegel
Wind orchestra
- Fox, Polka for 4 clarinets and wind orchestra (1971)
- Dupák, Czech Dance (1973)
- Pestrá paleta (A Wide Variety), Overture (1973)
- Lyrické intermezzo (Lyrical Intermezzo) (1982)
- Česká předehra (Czech Overture)
- Drei Schnapsgläser
- Moravské intermezzo (Moravian Intermezzo)
Concertante
- Triangolo: Polka-Groteske for triangle and orchestra (1969)
- Uspávanka pro Martinku (Lullaby for Martinek) for viola and orchestra (1980)
- Burleska for double bass and orchestra (1981)
- Ein Verliebter Timpanist: Polka-Groteske for timpani and orchestra
Chamber music
- 4 Duettini for oboe (or trumpet) and bassoon (or trombone) (1988)
- 4 Miniatures for wind trio
- Rapsodia per Quattro for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet (or bassoon)