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Jana Obrovská (13 September 1930 – 1987) was a Czech composer.

Biography

Jana Obrovská was born in Prague, the daughter of painter and sculptor Jakub Obrovský. Her early studies were piano with B. Kabeláčová-Rixová and theory with Jaroslav Řídký. At the Prague Conservatory she studied with M. Krejčí and Emil Hlobil from 1949-55. She won a prize in the 1972 Concours International de Guitarre in Paris for Passocaglia und Toccata. Her Hommage a Béla Bartók became compulsory in the same Paris competition in 1975. Obrovská also composed music for orchestra and chamber ensembles.[1][2]

Obrovská married guitar virtuoso Milan Zelenka and the couple had a son, guitarist Vilém Zelenka (b. 1987) who often plays in a duo with his father.[3]

Works

Obrovská's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

Selective discography

• Homage to Béla Bartók for guitar, R. Aussel HARMONIA MUNDI CD in MAN4802 (1992)
• Four images of Japan for guitar, Tribute to Hirohige - Homage to Hokusai - Tribute to Utamara - Tribute to Sharaku, R. Aussel HARMONIA MUNDI CD in MAN4802

(1992)[4]

• Preludia and Hommage a Choral Gothique for guitar, . . . A Ty Taky Jdi do Ithaky . . . , P. Steidl WILLIAM RECORDING WR001 (2013)[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] Jana Obrovská

Jana Obrovská (* 13. September 1930 in Prag; † 4. April 1987 ebenda) war eine tschechoslowakische Komponistin und Musikredakteurin.

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- [en] Jana Obrovská

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[ru] Обровская, Яна

Яна Обровская (чеш. Jana Obrovská; 13 сентября 1930 (1930-09-13), Прага — 9 апреля 1987, Прага) — чешский композитор.

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