Martin Smolka
Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.
Martin Smolka
- Born
- 1959 · Prague.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- composer · pianist · music educator
- Fields
- classical music · microtonal music · avant-garde music · opera
- Languages
- Czech
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Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.
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Martin Smolka (born 1959) is a composer, music educator and pianist, of Czech nationality. The composer was born in Prague.
The work spans avant-garde music, classical music and microtonal music, among others. Languages used include Czech.
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• 1983 • Slzy (Tears) • 1985-1988 • Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble. • 1988 • Music for Retuned Instruments • 1989 • Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion. • Nocturne • 1990 • L’Orch pour l’orch; • 1990-1992 • Netopýr (The Flying Dog); • 1992 • Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too • 1993 • Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs). • 1993-1995 • Rent a Ricercar • 1996 • Euforium; • Three pieces for retuned orchestra. • 1996-1997 •: Lullaby • 1998 • 8 pieces for guitar quartet. • Autumn Thoughts for ensemble. • 1999 • Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia. • Nešť for orchestra. • Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics. • 2000 • Blue Note • Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews • Remix, Redream, Reflight; • Houby a nebe (Mushrooms and Heaven), Czech text Petr Pavel Fiala and Martin Smolka. • 2001 • Geigenlieder, German text Christian Morgenstern and Bertolt Brecht; • 2001-2003 • Nagano - Opera, libretto Jaroslav Dušek and Martin Smolka. • Observing the Clouds • 2002 • Missa • Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor). • 2003 • Solitudo; • 2003-2004 • Tesknice (Nostalgia) • 2004 • Hats in the Sky • For a Buck • 2005 • Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann; • 2006 • Lamento metodico; • Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz; • Semplice • 2010 • fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi) for saxophone, piano and percussion - written for Trio Accanto.
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1959
Martin Smolka born at Prague.
Discography
• Hudba hudbička, ensemble AGON, Arta Records, Prague 1991 • Music for Retuned Instruments, ensemble recherche, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 1991, WDR Köln 1991 • Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, col legno München/SWF Baden-Baden, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1992 • A v sadech korálů, jež slabě zrůžověly, Petr Matuszek - bariton, Martin Smolka - piano, Na prahu světla, Happy Music, Prague 1996 • Rent a Ricercar, Flying Dog, For Woody Allen, Nocturne, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1997 • Euphorium, Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, Music for Retuned Instruments, Ringing, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1998 • Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Meinhard Jenne – percussion, Rupert Huber - conductor, Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000 • fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi), Trio Accanto, Wergo (forthcoming)
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