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Ján Cikker

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Also known as Jan Cikker

Slovak composer (1911–1989)

Person · Open Library

Born
1911
Died
1989
Works
4

Top works

  • Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod
  • Pod sluncem této země

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
SK
Active from
1911-07-29
Active to
1989-12-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
37
Total plays
632

Tags

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Ján Cikker (29 July 1911 – 21 December 1989) was a Slovak composer, a leading exponent of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National Artist in Slovakia, the Herder Prize (1966) and the IMC-UNESCO International Music Prize (1979). Cikker was born in former Austria-Hungary, today Slovakia, in Banská Bystrica. His first music teachers were his mother, Mária Psotková, and Viliam Figuš-Bystrý. After he graduated from the high school <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J%C3%A1n+

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ján
Gender
male
Citizenship
Slovakia
Place of birth
Banská Bystrica
Place of death
Bratislava
Occupation
pedagogue
Genre
opera
Image
Ján Cikker (c. 1968).png
Work location
Bratislava
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date of birth
1911-07-29
date of death
1989-12-21
name in native language
Ján Cikker
Commons category
Ján Cikker
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