Milan Kymlicka
Milan Kymlicka (Czech: Milan Kymlička; 15 May 1936[1] – 9 October 2008) was a Czech-Canadian arranger, composer and conductor. He was known for his composition of film and television scores,[2] including those for the animated television series Rupert, Babar, Anatole, The Busy World of Richard Scarry and The Adventures of Paddington Bear and the live-action television series Lassie and Little Men. He received a Genie Award in 1996 for his work on Margaret's Museum.
Milan Kymlicka
- Born
- 1936 · Louny.
- Died
- 2008 · Toronto.
- Nationality
- Canada · Czech Republic
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · music arranger · musician
- Fields
- film score · composed musical work · music composition
- Education
- Academy of Performing Arts · Prague Conservatory
- Languages
- Czech
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Milan Kymlicka (Czech: Milan Kymlička; 15 May 1936[1] – 9 October 2008) was a Czech-Canadian arranger, composer and conductor. He was known for his composition of film and television scores,[2] including those for the animated television series Rupert, Babar, Anatole, The Busy World of Richard Scarry and The Adventures of Paddington Bear and the live-action television series Lassie and Little Men. He received a Genie Award in 1996 for his work on Margaret's Museum.
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Milan Kymlicka was composer, conductor and music arranger of Canada and Czech Republic nationality. Milan Kymlicka was born in 1936 at Louny. Death followed in 2008 at Toronto. Education included Academy of Performing Arts and Prague Conservatory. Genres include classical music and popular music.
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Early life
Early life
Milan Kymlicka studied at Academy of Performing Arts and Prague Conservatory. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is film score, composed musical work and music composition. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music and popular music.
Kymlicka was born in Louny, Czechoslovakia.[3] He earned degrees from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and the Prague Conservatory. At the latter institution he was a pupil of Emil Hlobil.
Career
Career
Kymlicka began his work as a composer in his native country and by 1967, he had produced 20 film scores, a ballet, a cello concerto, several works for solo piano, a number of string quartets, and created the theme for an animated television series.[4] After the Prague Spring in 1968, Kymlicka emigrated to Canada, where he settled in Toronto, Ontario.[5] By the early 1970s, he was working as a studio arranger/conductor at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1974, Kymlicka became a naturalized Canadian citizen. That year, he arranged music for and conducted the Hamilton Philharmonic, accompanying pop musician Ian Thomas;[6] his arrangements were included on some of Thomas' recordings in the 1970s.[7] Kymlicka continued working as a composer, arranger, and conductor for film, television, and radio.[8] His composition "Four Valses" was recorded by pianist Antonín Kubálek in New York.[10] Kymlicka died in Toronto in 2008. Among his last released works was Závoj tkaný touhami (originally by Tanita Tikaram), arranged for the 2008 album Ohrožený druh.
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Milan Kymlicka is recorded as composer, conductor, music arranger and musician.
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Milan Kymlicka died in 2008 at Toronto.
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• "Milan Kymlicka". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, Historic Canada * • Death notice
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- 1."RECORDINGS; There's More to Bohemian Music Than Dvorak". New York Times, Jun 10, 1990
- 2."Lavigne, Dion among Socan winners" . London Free Press, Angela Pacienza, 2003-11-25
- 3."This date in musical history, May 15". Canoe.ca
- 4."Vecernicek celebrates 40 years". Radio Prague, Kate L. Barrette, 14-07-2005
- 5.Larry LeBlanc. SOCAN Awards Honor Bryan Adams. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 47–. 2 December 1995. 0006-2510.
- 6.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Talent in Action. Billboard. 17–. 8 June 1974. 0006-2510.
- 7."Ian Thomas: A Life in Song". Hamilton Spectator, Jun 16, 2016 by Graham Rockingham
- 8."Louisa May Alcott’s Little Men". Variety, May 6, 1998
- 9."In search of sunny days".Reeling Back, Oct 17 2017
- 10."RECORDINGS; Acoustics Are The Treasure In Bank's Hall". New York Times, Apr 30, 1989. Lawrence B. Johnson
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