Jan Kapr
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Jan Kapr (12 March 1914, in Prague – 29 April 1988, in Prague)František Kolář Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách, ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 431 was one of the most prolific Czech composers of the second half of the 20th century.
Life
He studied at the Prague Conservatory, as a pupil of Jaroslav Řídký, and at the master school under Jaroslav Křička. In 1939–1946 he worked as a director in the Czechoslovak Radio. Later (in 1950–1952) he was the chief-editor in the publishing house Orbis. In sixties he worked as a teacher at the Janáček's Academy in Brno. His work was also part of the music event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921390 |title=Jan Kapr |work=Olympedia |accessdate=21 August 2020}}
References
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Sources
Jaroslav Smolka: Malá encyklopedie hudby. Prague: Editio Supraphon, 1983. (p. 315-316)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060405193140/http://www.musica.cz/comp/kapr.htm Extensive Biography and Selection of Works]
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Category:Czechoslovak classical composers
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Category:Czech classical composers
Category:Czech male classical composers
Category:International Rostrum of Composers prize-winners
Category:Composers from Prague
Category:Art competitors at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Prague Conservatory alumni
Category:Czechoslovak composers
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