Kašpar Mašek
Illustration — Mašek in 1860 Kašpar Mašek (6 January 1794 – 13 May 1873) was a Czech-Slovenian composer. The son of Vincenc Mašek (1755–1831), he was born and spent his early life in Prague, where he also studied. He then made a career as a composer for the theater in Graz and Slovenia.
Also recorded as Kaspar Masek
Kašpar Mašek
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- Born
- 1794 · Prague.
- Died
- 1873 · Ljubljana.
- Nationality
- Cisleithania · Austrian Empire
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · music educator · organist · music teacher
- Fields
- classical music · opera · liturgical music
- Languages
- Czech
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1873
Kašpar Mašek died at Ljubljana.
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He composed operas, operettas, church music, and cantatas. Among his works are the patriotic Slovenian Overture (1870). He died in Ljubljana. His son Kamilo Mašek (1831–1859) was also a composer. His niece was pianist and composer Friederike Proch Benesch.
• Ouverture slovène (1870), for orchestra • Kdo je mar, song • Slovenski zvoki (1864), song • Soldaška, song • Gazele (1870), song • Operas • Neznani • Emina • Operetta • Kaznivi • He also composed church music, cantatas and choral works, including nine masses.
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- 1.Simpson, Adrienne. Kašpar Mašek. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan. 11. 746–747. 1995.
- 2.Státní hudební vydavatelství. Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž. 62. 1963.
- 3.Iz Ljubljane. Učiteljski tovariš ('Teacher Comrade'). 11. 175. 1 June 1873.
- 4.N. Gspan. Mašek Gašpar. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. www.biographien.ac.at. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 126. 1975. 3-7001-0128-7.
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