Václav Vačkář
Václav Vačkář (12 August 1881 – 4 February 1954) was a Czech composer and conductor of the late romantic era. He is well known for his marches, especially for his march "Šohaj". Vačkář is also a very prolific composer with over 300 original pieces of music.
Also recorded as Vaclav Vackar
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- Name
- Václav Vačkář
- Born
- 12 August 1881
- Birthplace
- Dobřejovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 4 February 1954
- Place of death
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- Composer, conductor
- Spouse
- Johanna Faltysová (years of marriage unknown)
- Awards
- Smetana Prize of Prague
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Fields
- classical music · concert band
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• Name — Václav Vačkář • Born — 12 August 1881 • Birthplace — Dobřejovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 4 February 1954 • Place of death — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Occupation — Composer, conductor • Era — Late Romantic • Style — Nationalism • Spouse — Johanna Faltysová (years of marriage unknown) • Children — Dalibor C. Vačkář • Awards — Smetana Prize of Prague • Illustration — His family grave in Prague
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Václav Vačkář (12 August 1881 – 4 February 1954) was a composer. Václav Vačkář was born on 12 August 1881 in Prague. Václav Vačkář died on 4 February 1954 in Prague.
Biography
Biography
Vačkář received military training in Przemyśl, Poland, from 1895 to 1898 during which he began learning about music through a military program. After his time in Poland Váckář began to play and conduct in various local orchestras including the Czech Philharmonic. In 1952 he wrote the book Instrumentace symfonického orchestru a hudby dechové ("Instrumentation for the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Music") with his aforementioned son Dalibor C. Vačkář which is still taught in Czech conservatories.
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He was the father of Dalibor C. Vačkář, who was also a notable Czech composer.
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Vaćkář's predecessor Bedřich Smetana innovated the Czech nationalistic style. A style that embodied the desire many Czechs felt to secede from the Austrian Empire and was also adopted by many Czech composers — including Vaćkář. Another significant influence on Vačkář was Antonín Dvořák who was also a champion of Czech nationalism. Dvořak composed a series of Bohemian dances called the Slavonic Dances which impart inspired Vačkář to compose his own dances from Bohemia.
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