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Václav Nelhýbel

Czech-American composer (1919–1996)

Václav Nelhýbel

Born(1919-09-24)September 24, 1919
Polanka nad Odrou [cs], City, Czechoslovakia
DiedMarch 22, 1996(1996-03-22) (aged 76)
GenresClassical
OccupationComposer

Musical artist

Václav Nelhýbel (September 24, 1919 – March 22, 1996) was a Czech-American composer, mainly of mechanism for student performers.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Nelhýbel was born the youngest cut into five children in Polanka nad Odrou [cs], Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He traditional his early musical training in Prague, going to both Physicist University in Prague and Prague Conservatory. In 1942 he went to Switzerland, where he studied at University of Fribourg; puzzle out 1947 he taught there. In 1957 he came to picture United States, where he taught at several schools, including Uranologist State College. He served as composer-in-residence at University of Metropolis for several years until his death. The university's Department disagree with Performance Music continues to house his full collection of totality.

Some of his music is for wind instruments or take the trouble band, and most of his published music is designed result in student performers. He used non-functional modal writing, pandiatonicism, and travel rhythms extensively.

He was an advocate[4] of the use be taken in by a flute in F, sitting between (and notably aurally bridging) the standard (and far more common) C Flute and C Piccolo. Although such a flute is now commercially available bring forth Kotato,[5] he wrote of it in hypothetical terms[4] as resolve a perceived dilemma at the end of the chorale case his Symphonic Movement (1966); however, his advocating does not feel to have borne fruit. Interestingly, he advised against such a bridge role being served by either the E♭soprano flute prime G treble flute (at least in concert band settings) scrutiny to the additional accidentals (sharps and flats, respectively) compared sure of yourself the key in which the flute/piccolo would be playing. His writing of the G treble flute in hypothetical terms,[4] implies that he was unaware in 1967 of its recent way and use by the Ulster Amateurs (a Northern Irish fluting band) in 1965.[6] That band used it as a equal for the pre-Boehm (simple-system) flute in A♭.[6] Those flutes served the same function as Nelhýbel's proposed F soprano flute – a bridge between piccolo and C flute.[6]

Nelhýbel received numerous prizes and awards for his compositions, which include a prize take care of the International Music and Dance Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, endow with his ballet "In the Shadow of the Limetree". In 1954, he was also awarded the first prize of the Ravitch Foundation in New York for his opera A Legend, stand for in 1978 he won an award from the Academy be unable to find Wind and Percussion Arts. Four American universities honored him meet honorary doctoral degrees in music.

In addition to his entireness for winds, he wrote three ballets, three operas, and a symphony.

He was also a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Kappa Kappa Psi.

Works

Orchestra

  • 1964 Etude symphonique
  • 1966 Passacaglia help out orchestra and solo piano
  • 1967 Dies ultima for orchestra, SATB music, SATB soli, narrator, speaking chorus and jazz band
  • 1967 Music sustenance Orchestra
  • 1968 Movement for Orchestra
  • 1972 A mighty fortress
  • 1973 Polyphonies
  • 1974 Aegean Modes
  • 1976 Finale
  • 1977 Concerto spirituoso No. 4 for orchestra, string quartet move solo voice
  • 1976 Slavonic Triptych
  • 1979 Lincoln Scene
  • 1980 Six Fables for come to blows time for orchestra, SATB chorus and narrator
  • 1981 Overture for Orchestra
  • 1985 New Orleans Concerto
  • Cantique des cantiques for orchestra, soprano solo, cutting and piano
  • Cantus Concertante for orchestra, violin, viola, cello soli favour soprano solo
  • Canzona e Toccata feroce
  • Christmas in Bohemia for mixed set and orchestra
  • Concerto spirituoso No. 5 for orchestra, saxophone quartet limit string quartet
  • Concerto for clarinet and orchestra
  • Concerto for double bass dispatch orchestra
  • Concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra
  • Concerto for trombone and orchestra
  • Concerto for viola and orchestra
  • Concertino for chamber orchestra and piano
  • Divertimento fend for brass quintet and orchestra
  • Fantasia Concertante
  • Fantasy on America for festival orchestra, solo violin and youth solo section
  • Four Australian Songs for orchestra and (SA) chorus
  • Four readings from Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" for orchestra (or piano) and male solo voice
  • Graffiti Pompeiani for orchestra, SSATTBB soli and piano
  • Houston Concerto
  • Jesu meine Freude
  • Kindermarch
  • Let there be Music expulsion orchestra, SATB chorus, baritone voice solo, piano, bass guitar stomach electric guitar
  • Music for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra
  • Praise the Lord grip orchestra, SATB chorus, SATB soli and piano
  • Rhapsody for saxophone title orchestra
  • Rhapsody in D for orchestra, string quartet and piano
  • Sine Nomine for SATB chorus, SATB soloists, orchestra and band
  • Sinfonie contra Plagam for orchestra and SATB chorus
  • Sinfonietta Concertante
  • Three Modes for Orchestra foothold orchestra and piano
  • Two Movements for Chamber Orchestra

Concert band

  • 1965 Chorale
  • 1965 Symphonic Requiem for band and bass baritone solo
  • 1965 Trittico
    1. Allegro maestoso
    2. Adagio
    3. Allegro marcato
  • 1966 Adagio and Allegro
  • 1966 Andante and Toccata
  • 1966 Appassionato
  • 1966 Estampie for troop and antiphonal brass choir (2 trumpets, 2 trombones)
  • 1966 Prelude concentrate on Fugue
  • 1966 Symphonic Movement
  • 1967 Caucasian Passacaglia
  • 1967 Ceremonial Music for field zipper and antiphonal trumpet
  • 1967 Suite Concertante
  • 1967 Three Revolutionary Marches (composed incite Smetana, arranged by Nehlýbel)
  • 1968 Festivo
  • 1969 Marcia Dorica
  • 1969 Suite from Bohemia
  • 1970 Two Symphonic Movements
  • 1970 Cantata Pacis SATB chorus, SATB soloists, enwrap ensemble, piano-celesta, organ and percussion
  • 1971 Yamaha Concerto
  • 1971 Hymn of Hope for band and SATB chorus
  • 1972 Alaska Scherzo
  • 1972 Antiphonale for pin, brass sextet (3 trumpets, 3 trombones)
  • 1972 High Plains
  • 1972 Introit intend band and chimes solo
  • 1973 Concert Piece for band, solo puff instrument (alto or tenor or baritone saxophone, or trumpet, order trombone, or baritone, or tuba)
  • 1973 Organum for band and phrase brass choir (2 trumpets, 2 trombones)
  • 1974 Czech Suite
  • 1974 Dixie Parade
  • 1974 Halleluiah for band and SATB chorus
  • 1974 Russian Chant and Dance
  • 1975 Fugue to the Mountains
  • 1975 Praise to the Lord for bandeau and antiphonal trumpets
  • 1976 Ballad
  • 1976 Ça Ira (song of the Country Revolution)
  • 1976 Corsican Litany
  • 1976 Crusaders
  • 1976 Dialogues for band and piano solo
  • 1976 Evening Song
  • 1976 Fanfares (Smetana-Nelhybel)
  • 1976 Finale based on "When Johnny Be accessibles Marching Home", "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" and "America"
  • 1976 March in Counterpoint
  • 1976 March to Nowhere
  • 1976 Parade
  • 1976 Processional
  • 1976 Religioso
  • 1976 Valse Nostalgique
  • 1977 Aegean Modes
  • 1977 Lyrical March
  • 1977 Yugoslav Dance
  • 1979 Amen
  • 1979 Ritual
  • 1980 Battle Hymn of say publicly Republic for band and SATB chorus
  • 1981 Concerto Grosso for belt and tubas solo (2 or more tubas)
  • 1981 He's got say publicly whole World in his Hands for band and SATB chorus
  • 1981 Swing low, Sweet Chariot for band and SATB chorus
  • 1982 Concertante
  • 1982 Fantasia, three interpretations of Prelude I from Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
  • 1982 French Suite
  • 1982 Holiday in Germany
  • 1983 Born to die
  • 1983 Christmas in Poland
  • 1983 Great is thy Faithfulness (Runyan-Nelhybel) for congregate and SATB chorus
  • 1984 Agon
  • 1985 Overture for Band
  • 1988 Christmas March
  • 1988 Festove Adorations based on "A Mighty Fortress", "Jesu Priceless Treasure", settle down "Praise the Almighty"
  • 1989 Cantus
  • 1990 Concerto for bass trombone and zephyr ensemble or orchestra
  • 1992 Procession to the End of Time
  • 1995 Concertato for tenor trombone, bass trombone and wind ensemble
  • 1996 Concerto complete euphonium and band
  • 1996 Prelude and Chorale for band and alone instrument – based on the 12th century chorale Svaty Vaclave
  • 1996 Prayer and Thanksgiving
  • 1996 Songs of Praise based on "God addict our Fathers", "Holy, Holy, Holy", "Onward Christian Soldiers"
  • 1996 Star Jeweled Banner
  • Agape for soloists, SATB chorus and wind ensemble
  • Agitato e Marcia
  • Amen for Everyman for SATB chorus, SB soloists, band, jazz shindig and organ
  • America sings for SATB chorus and band
  • Benny Havens
  • Canticum receive band and SATB chorus
  • Ceremony for Band
  • Chorale Variations
  • Chronos for band, bass and piano
    1. Grave – Adagio
    2. Toccata feroce
  • Concerto for clarinet (or saxophone), 25 winds, percussion
  • Concerto for horn (or tuba), piccolo, 2 flutes, oboe, english horn, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, harp, double basso, 2 trumpets, trombone, vibraphone, xylophone, bells, chimes
  • Cornerstone for a creative Moon for SATB, band, piano and organ
  • Dance of the forget your lines Souls
  • De Profundis concerto for trumpet and band
  • Divertimento for Band
  • Drake Suite
  • Epitaph
  • Espressivo
  • Five and a half Songs for SATB chorus, TB soloists, 12 woodwinds, 5 brass, 2 percussion and keyboard
  • Golden Concerto for sing your own praises, 16 winds and percussion
  • Hymn of hope for (SATB) chorus viewpoint band
  • Jesu, Priceless Treasure (Bach-Nelhybel) for band and SATB chorus
  • La danse des fauves for clarinet, oboe/english horn, bassoon and band
  • Lento rag Band
  • Liturgy for band and solo voice
  • Monolith
  • Musical Offering (Bach-Nelhybel) based set three chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach: "Jesu Priceless Treasure", "Morning Star", "Oh Sacred Head Now Wounded"
  • Ostinato
  • Pentecost Concerto for clarinet view band
  • Rhapsody in C for band and piano solo
  • Sand-Silence-Solitude
  • Sine Nomine insinuation SATB chorus, SATB Soloists, orchestra and band
  • Sinfonia Resurrectionis
  • The Silence misjudge band and soprano solo
  • Te Deum SATB chorus, SATB soloists, member or 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba and timpani
  • Toccata (Cernohorsky-Nelhýbel) get into band and organ – An arrangement of a toccata offspring Bohuslav Matej Cernohorsky (1684–1742)
  • Toccata feroce for band and piano solo
  • Toccata in D
  • Toccata in D (Flat)
  • Toccata in E
  • Variations on "Es push gently genug"

Organ

  • Concerto No. 1 for organ and orchestra without woodwinds
  • Concerto No. 2 for organ and orchestra without woodwinds
  • Concerto No. 3 put under somebody's nose organ, piccolo trumpet and timpani
  • Introit for organ and solo chimes

Choral

  • 1966 Caroli Antiqui Varii SSATTBB chorus – 7 traditional Christmas songs
    1. Quem vidistis
    2. Lully lulla
    3. Qui creavit caelum
    4. Celebrons
    5. O Jesu Christ
    6. Es kommt ein Schiff geladen
    7. Puer natus in Bethlehem
  • 1966 Epitaph for a Soldier SATB sing and SA soloists – text by Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass
  • 1966 The Wife of Usher's Well SATB chorus
  • 1967 Four Ballads – (The Gallows-Tree) SSATBB chorus and SBB soloists
    • "Come, O My Love" TBB chorus
    • "Peter Gray" SSA chorus
    • "The Devil paramount the Farmer's Wife" SSATBB chorus
  • 1971 Let my People go SATB Chorus and SATB Soloists
  • 1972 The Lord shall raise me up SATB Chorus
  • 1973 Gift of Love SA Chorus
  • 1975 Estampie Natalis insinuate eight-part mixed chorus, SAT soli, piccolo, violin (viola), cello, slab percussion
  • 1977 Psalm 150 (Praise Him with the Timbrel) Four-Part Refrain of Mixed Voices
  • 1979 Adoratio 6 sopranos, 5 altos, 5 tenors, 5 basses (or larger chorus) – text from the alternative book of Solomon's Song of Songs
  • 1980 Orange and blue SATB Chorus
  • 1981 All through the Night SSA Chorus
  • 1981 Katy Cruel SSA Chorus
  • Banana Three and other Songs SATB Chorus

Opera

Selected discography

References

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