Václav Vačkář

Václav Vačkář (12 August 1881 – 4 February 1954) was a Czech composer and conductor of the late romantic era. He is well known for his marches, especially for his march "Šohaj". Vačkář is also a very prolific composer with over 300 original pieces of music.

Birth and Death Data: Born Dobřejovice (village in Praha-východ District of Central Bohemian region), Died February 4, 1954 (Prague (capital city of the Czech Republic) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-33813 10-in. 10/26/1925 Evening on the sea Czecho-Slovak National Band Band composer  
Gramophone BE857 10-in. 11/22/1922 Gallant (March) Hudba Sboru Stráže Bezpečnosti v Praze Band composer  
Gramophone BK2123 10-in. 6/8/1927 Tam na horách Kapela Hermanová Band composer  
Gramophone BW2603 10-in. 6/5/1929 Šohai Plukovni Hudba Péšiho Pluku č 28 Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vačkář, Václav," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106512.

Vačkář, Václav. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106512.

"Vačkář, Václav." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106512

External Sources

Wikipedia: Václav Vačkář

Discogs: Václav Vačkář

RISM: Václav Vačkář

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Vačkář, Václav, 1881-1954 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92035904

Wikidata: Václav Vačkář - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2075755

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/58270881

MusicBrainz: Václav Vačkář - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5c8a0120-daf6-4e86-af33-ab78bb80a6c5

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