Jan Klusák
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Czech composer, author of film, television and incidental music
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Cimrman v říši hudby
- Sonáta, pro housle a dechové nástroje (1964/65)
- Obrazy, pro 12 dechových nástrojů (1960)
- Čtyři malá hlasová cvičení, na texty Franze Kafky (1960)
- Fantaisie lyrique
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Film & TV
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Jan Klusák is a Czech composer and actor.
Known for
- Naughty Young People: Chytilová, Kučera, Krumbachová2012
- Jan Klusák – Axis Temporum — self2009
- I Served the King of England — Millionaire #12007
- Největší Čech — Jan Klusák2005
- Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)2000
- A znovu Žebrácká opera — Self1996
- Variations of a Theme by Gustav Mahler — Self1982
- Koncert pro mantinely1977
- Valerie and Her Week of Wonders — Gracián1970
- Fruit of Paradise — Robert (voice)1970
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 333
- Total plays
- 1,750
Tags
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Jan Klusák (born in Prague on April 18th 1934) studied composition with Jaroslav Ridky and Pavel Borkovec at the Academy of Performing Arts (1953 - 57) in Prague. Since then he has been a freelance composer, theatre and film actor, prose-writer and author of libretti for his own operas. As a composer, his starting point was Neo-classicism (I. Stravinsky, S. Prokofjev, I. Krejci). Since the autumn of 1959 he started to compose for Libor Pesek's Chamber Harmonic Orchestra (Pictures for 12 Wind Ins
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Prague Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Award
- Czech Medal of Merit
- Student of
- Pavel Bořkovec
- Field of work
- film score
- Genre
- incidental music
- Movement
- serialism
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Jan Klusak KVIFF.jpg
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- Jan Klusák
- date of birth
- 1934-04-18
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