Josef Páleníček
Josef Páleníček (July 19, 1914,
.Biography
Páleníček studied at the
Czechoslovak Communist Party.[3]
Páleníček was appointed a professor at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1963.[1] In 1984 he served on the jury of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition.[4]
Works
Orchestral compositions
- Concertino for orchestra (1945)
- Symphonic Variations on an Imaginary Portrait of Ilya Erenburg for large symphony orchestra (1971)
Concertant compositions
- 1st Concerto in C for piano and orchestra (string orchestra and timpani) (1940)
- 2nd Concerto in E flat for piano and orchestra (1952)
- 3rd Concerto for piano and small orchestra, for young pianists (1961)
- Concertino da camera in D for clarinet and orchestra (1957)
- Concerto for Flute and orchestra (1955)
- Concerto for Saxophone and orchestra (1944)
Compositions for chamber ensembles
- Preludium a Capriccio for violin and piano (1935)
- Suita piccola for violin and piano (1958)
- Variations on a Choral Song of the XVIIth Century for violoncello and piano (1942)
- Sonata for clarinet and piano (1936)
- Partita piccola for clarinet and piano (1943)
- Masks, two compositions for saxophone and piano (1957)
- 1st String Quartet (1954)
- Piano Quintet (1933)
- Variations on his own theme for violoncello and piano (1972)
- Rondo Concertante for violoncello and piano (1972)
- Trio Sonata for oboe, mezzo-soprano and piano (1965)
Compositions for piano
- Sonata (1936)
- Piano Sketchbook (cycle of five compositions), (1939)
Choral compositions
- Songs to Chinese poetry for soprano and piano (ossia for baritone and piano), Czech translation of verses by B. Mathesius (1947)
- My Lai, for mezzo-soprano and piano (1971)
- Blown Traces, cycle of men s choirs (1958)
Cantatas
- Song of Man, full-length oratorio for soloists, mixed choir and large orchestra, folk choir and folk soloists and children's choir (1960)
Instructive compositions
- Czech Fairytales (1940)
- From the Notebook of a Small Boy, 7 short compositions for violoncello and piano (ossia bassoon and piano, bass clarinet and piano) (1972)
- Abacus for children's choir, piano, trumpet, clarinet and percussion instruments (1973)
Notes
- ^ a b Černušák (1963), p. 246
- ^ a b Martínková (1985), p. 201
- ^ "Josef Palenicek". Czech Music Information Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition “Winners, members of the jury and artistic guests”
References
- Štědroň, Bohumír (1963). Černušák, Gracián; Nováček, Zdenko (eds.). Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž (Czechoslovak Music Dictionary, part II.) (in Czech). Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství.
- Martínková, Alena, ed. (1985). Čeští skladatelé současnosti (Czech Contemporary Composers) (in Czech). Prague: Panton.
External links
- (in French) Extensive Biography site
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