Sláva Vorlová
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Sláva Vorlová was a Czech composer. She also used the pseudonym Mira Kord.
. Vorlová studied voice with Rosa Papier at the Academy of Music in Vienna
, and in 1915 moved to Prague
to study piano with Václav Štěpán and composition with Vítězslav Novák
.
In 1919 Vorlová married businessman Rudolf Vorel and spent fifteen years in working in his business. In 1933 she returned to composing and produced a string quartet, then continued her composition studies the next year with Jaroslav Řídký
at the Prague Conservatory
of Music. In 1945 Vorlová witnessed her husband's execution by an SS commando. She died in Prague.
Biography
Slava Vorlova, née Miroslava Johnová, was born in NáchodNáchod
Náchod -History:Náchod was founded in 14th century by knight Hron of Načeradice, who founded a castle on a strategical place, where local trade road reaches the defile called Branka. The first written note dates back to 1254.-Castle:...
. Vorlová studied voice with Rosa Papier at the Academy of Music in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, and in 1915 moved to Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
to study piano with Václav Štěpán and composition with Vítězslav Novák
Vítezslav Novák
Vítězslav Novák was one of the most well-respected Czech composers and pedagogues, almost singlehandedly founding a mid-century Czech school of composition...
.
In 1919 Vorlová married businessman Rudolf Vorel and spent fifteen years in working in his business. In 1933 she returned to composing and produced a string quartet, then continued her composition studies the next year with Jaroslav Řídký
Jaroslav Rídký
Jaroslav Řídký was a Czech composer, conductor, harpist, and music teacher.-Life:Řídký was born at Reichenberg, now Liberec. From 1919 to 1923 he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Karel Boleslav Jirák, and Jaroslav Křička...
at the Prague Conservatory
Prague Conservatory
Prague Conservatory, sometimes also Prague Conservatoire, in Czech Pražská konzervatoř, is a Czech secondary school in Prague dedicated to teaching the arts of music and theater acting.- Instruction :...
of Music. In 1945 Vorlová witnessed her husband's execution by an SS commando. She died in Prague.
Works
Vorlová composed a large number of works, including operas, orchestral pieces and jazz songs. Several of her compositions have been issued as recordings. Selected works include:- Bezkydy for string quartet (1933)
- Three Songs, Op. 2 (1935)
- Three Songs, Op. 4 (1939)
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 5 (1939)
- Fantasy for cello and orchestra, op. 6 (1940)
- Bílá oblaka (White Clouds), Cycle of ten songs for women's choir and orchestra, Op. 8 (1942–43)
- Maličká země (A Little Country), Op. 7 (1941–42)
- Symphony for large orchestra, Op. 18 (1948); dedicated to Jan MasarykJan MasarykJan Garrigue Masaryk was a Czech diplomat and politician and Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948.- Early life :...
- Fantasie na lidovou píseň z XV. století (Fantasy on a 15th-Century Czech Folk Song) for viola solo, Op. 33 (1953)
- Slovácký koncert (Slovak Concerto) for viola and orchestra, Op. 35 (1954)
- Concerto for bass clarinet and string orchestra, Op. 50 (1961)
- Sonáta lyrica a tre for violin, viola and guitar, Op. 62 (1964)