Collegium Musicum was a Slovak

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/ progressive rock band formed by

Marián Varga Marián Varga (29 January 1947 – 9 August 2017) was a Slovak musician, composer and organist. Biography He played the piano from the age of six. He studied piano and composition at the conservatory in Bratislava. He left the conservatory after ...

and

Fedor Frešo Fedor Frešo (6 January 1947 – 26 June 2018) was a Slovak rock and jazz bassist and singer. He was the son of composer and Slovak National Theatre conductor Tibor Frešo. His mother was director and editor at the Czechoslovakian radio in Bra ...

in Czechoslovakia in late 1969, best known for their complex, predominantly instrumental compositions centred around Varga's keyboards/organ, and for their interpretations of classical works by Rimsky-Korsakov,

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, Bartók, and others. While never achieving mainstream popularity, the band was among the most influential formations on the Czech/Slovak music scene in the 1970s, drawing comparisons to the Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and featured some of the foremost Slovak rock instrumentalists, including

(bass), František Griglák (guitar), and others. Known for their live performances, Collegium Musicum enjoyed a revival through touring in the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly among younger generations. The band disbanded after death of group leader Varga in late 2017.

Discography

* 1970 ''Collegium Musicum'' * 1970 EP ''

Hommage à J.S.Bach Collegium Musicum was a Slovak art rock / progressive rock band formed by Marián Varga and Fedor Frešo in Czechoslovakia in late 1969, best known for their complex, predominantly instrumental compositions centred around Varga's keyboards/organ, ...

/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa'' * 1971 '' Konvergencie'' * 1973 ''Live'' * 1975 ''Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum'' * 1978 ''Continuo'' * 1979 '' On a Ona'' * 1981 '' Divergencie'' * 1989 ''Všetko je inak'' * 1997 ''Collegium Musicum '97'' * 2010 ''Speak, Memory''

Members

organ (1969–2017) *

bass-guitar (1970–1973, 1977–1979, 1992–2017) *

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drums (1970–1975, 1977–1979, 1997) * František Griglák guitar (1971–1972, 1997–2017) *

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guitar (1969) * Rasťo Vacho guitar (1969,1971) * Pavel Váně guitar (1970) *

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bass-guitar (1973–1975) *

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guitar (1974–1975) *

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drums (1975–1977) *

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guitar (1975–1977) * Ľudovít Nosko vocal (1977–1979) *

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guitar (1979–1981) *

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bass-guitar (1981) *

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drums (1981, 1992,) *

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drums (1979–1981) *

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guitar (1977–1979) * Martin Valihora drums (2008–??)

References

External links

Official website (in Slovak)

TV series Slovenský bigbít (in Slovak)
{{Authority control Slovak rock music groups Musical groups established in 1969 Musical groups disestablished in 2017 1969 establishments in Czechoslovakia 2017 disestablishments in Slovakia

Discography

Members

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