Collegium Musicum was a
Slovak art rock
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/
progressive rock
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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
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, common_name = Czechoslovakia
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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
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...
,
Stravinsky
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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
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, and featured some of the foremost Slovak rock instrumentalists, including
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 ...
(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/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa''
* 1971 ''
Konvergencie''
* 1973 ''Live''
* 1975 ''Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum''
* 1978 ''Continuo''
* 1979 ''
On a Ona
''On a Ona'' ( en, He and Herself) is the sixth studio album by Collegium Musicum, released on OPUS in 1979.For Marika Gombitová's discography, see .
Track listing
Official releases
* 1979: ''On a Ona'', LP, MC, OPUS, #9113 0727
* 1997: ''O ...
''
* 1981 ''
Divergencie''
* 1989 ''Všetko je inak''
* 1997 ''Collegium Musicum '97''
* 2010 ''Speak, Memory''
Members
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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 ...
organ (1969–2017)
*
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 ...
bass-guitar (1970–1973, 1977–1979, 1992–2017)
*
Dušan Hájek drums (1970–1975, 1977–1979, 1997)
*
František Griglák guitar (1971–1972, 1997–2017)
*
Fedor Letňan guitar (1969)
*
Rasťo Vacho guitar (1969,1971)
*
Pavel Váně guitar (1970)
*
Ivan Belák bass-guitar (1973–1975)
*
Jozef Farkaš guitar (1974–1975)
*
Peter Szapu drums (1975–1977)
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Andrej Horváth guitar (1975–1977)
*
Ľudovít Nosko vocal (1977–1979)
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Peter Peteraj guitar (1979–1981)
*
Anastasis Engonidis bass-guitar (1981)
*
Cyril Zeleňák drums (1981, 1992,)
*
Pavol Kozma drums (1979–1981)
*
Karel Witz
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guitar (1977–1979)
*
Martin Valihora
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Valihora studied piano between 1986 and 1987, but then switched to drums, having received private lessons from a Slovak drummer Oldo Petráš. He then studied drums and pe ...
drums (2008–??)
See also
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Collegium Musicum
The Collegium Musicum was one of several types of musical societies that arose in German and German-Swiss cities and towns during the Reformation and thrived into the mid-18th century.
Generally, while societies such as the (chorale) cultivated ...
- a type of musical society
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The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
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References
External links
Official website (in Slovak)TV series Slovenský bigbít (in Slovak)
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Slovak rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1969
Musical groups disestablished in 2017
1969 establishments in Czechoslovakia
2017 disestablishments in Slovakia