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Also known as Bohemian Sousa, Julius Fucik

Czech composer (1872–1916)

Person · Open Library

Born
1903
Died
1943
Works
36

Top works

  • I︠U︡lius Fuchik o teatre i literature
  • Reportagem sob a força
  • V zemi milované
  • Reportáž psaná na oprátce
  • Písničky

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1872-07-18
Active to
1916-09-15
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Listeners
47,949
Total plays
170,749

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Julius Ernst Wilhelm Fučík (18 July 1872 – 15 September 1916) was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. Fučík spent most of his life as the leader of military brass bands. He was a prolific composer, with over 300 marches, polkas and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands he is sometimes known as the Bohemian Sousa. Today his marches are still played as patriotic music in the Czech Republic. However his world wide reputation rests on one work <a href="https

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Key facts

Born
( 1872-07-18 ) 18 July 1872, Prague , Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died
25 September 1916 (1916-09-25) (aged 44), Berlin , German Empire
Notable work
Entrance of the Gladiators The Florentiner March
Relatives
Julius Fučík (nephew)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Julius Fučík, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Julius Ernst Wilhelm Fučík (Czech: Julius Arnošt Vilém Fučík, Czech pronunciation: [ˈjulɪjus ˈfutʃiːk]; 18 July 1872 – 25 September 1916) was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. He became a prolific composer, with over 400 marches, polkas and waltzes to his name. As most of his works were for military bands, Fučík is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa".

Today, Fučík's marches are still played as patriotic music in the Czech Republic. His worldwide reputation rests primarily on two works: "Florentiner Marsch", popular throughout much of Europe and the United States, and the "Entrance of the Gladiators" (Vjezd gladiátorů), which is widely recognised, often under the title "Thunder and Blazes", as popular entrance music for circus clowns.

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