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Václav Jan Tomášek

Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (in German: Wenzel Johann Tomaschek; 17 April 1774, Skuteč, Bohemia – 3 April 1850, Prague) was an Austrian-Bohemian, by other accounts a Czech composer and music teacher. He was known as the Musical Pope of Prague. In the words of Kenneth Delong, “Highly opinionated, often sarcastic and projecting a sense of his own importance, Tomášek's memoirs also reveal him to be deeply concerned about all things artistic and intellectual: a man of courage and idealism, unflinching in his pursuit of truth in music and in life.”

Birth and Death Data: Born April 17, 1774 (Skuteč), Died April 3, 1850 (Prague)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-18445 10-in. 9/21/1916 V kraje dalne Sylvia Kovarick Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tomášek, Václav Jan," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104300.

Tomášek, Václav Jan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104300.

"Tomášek, Václav Jan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104300

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