Karel Blažej Kopřiva
Karel Blažej Kopřiva (or Karl Blasius Kopřiva; 9 February 1756 – 15 May 1785) was a Czech organist and composer. He came from a family of musicians.
Also recorded as Karel Blazej Kopriva
Karel Blažej Kopřiva
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- Name
- Karel Blažej Kopřiva
- Born
- 9 February 1756
- Birthplace
- Cítoliby
- Died
- 15 May 1785
- Occupation
- * Organist
- Fields
- organ performance · composed musical work · music composition
- Teachers
- Josef Seger · Václav Jan Kopřiva
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Karel Blažej Kopřiva (or Karl Blasius Kopřiva; 9 February 1756 – 15 May 1785) was a Czech organist and composer. He came from a family of musicians.
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Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756–1785) was a composer and organist. The composer was born and died in Cítoliby. Activity centred on composed musical work, music composition and organ performance. The work spans classical, classical music and liturgical, among others.
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• Name — Karel Blažej Kopřiva • Born — 9 February 1756 • Birthplace — Cítoliby • Died — 15 May 1785 • Place of death — Cítoliby • Occupation — * Organist • Composer • Parents — Václav Jan Kopřiva
Life and career
Life and career
Kopřiva was born on 9 February 1756 in Cítoliby, Bohemia. He studied first with his father, the composer Václav Jan Kopřiva (1708–1789), and later with Josef Seger in Prague. Then he became organist at the Church of St. James the Great in Cítoliby. He is especially renowned for his numerous concertos and fairs. His brother Jan Jáchym Kopřiva (1754–1792) was also a notable musician. He died on 15 May 1785 in Cítoliby.
List of selected works
List of selected works
• 12 symphonies (lost) • 8 organ concertos (one survived) • Missa Solemnis in Dis • Requiem in C • Motetti: Dictamina mea (in Dis), Gloria Deo (in D), Veni sponsa Christi (in D) • Offertorium O, magna coeli Domina (in C) • Arias: Ah, cordi trito (in Dis), Amoenitate vocum (in D), Quod pia voce cano (in Dis), Siste ultricem dexteram (in B)
Solo organ works (complete)
Solo organ works (complete)
• Prelude in C major • Fugue-pastorella in C major • Fugue in A flat major • Fugue in F minor • Fughetta after Handel in G major • Fuga supra cognomen DEBEFE in D minor • Fugue in A minor
Plaque in Cítoliby in Louny District – entry no. 35037.
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