Jan Bedřich Kittl (german: Johann Friedrich Kittl; 8 May 1806 – 20 July 1868) was a

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composer.

Biography

Kittl was born in Orlík. After studying law in Prague, Kittl studied music with

Václav Tomášek Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (in German: Wenzel Johann Tomaschek; 17 April 1774, Skuteč, Bohemia – 3 April 1850, Prague) was an Austrian-Bohemian, by other accounts a Czech composer and music teacher. He was known as the Musical Pope of P ...

. From 1843 to 1864, he headed the

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. Kittl became famous for his operas, which have had great success in Prague. He also wrote chamber music, songs and four symphonies, including the widely played E-flat Symphony "Lovecka" (Jagdsinfonie Op. 8, 1838). He died in

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, Poland on 20 July 1868, at the age of 62.

Operas

* ''Daphnis' Grave'' (lost) * ''Bianca and Giuseppe'' (or the French before Nice), libretto by Richard Wagner based on Heinrich Koenig's novel ''The High Bride'' 1848 * ''Forest Flower'', libretto by Johann Carl Hickel 1852 * ''The Iconoclast'' Libretto: Julius Edward Hartmann 1854

Songs

* "Glaubet nicht es wären Tränen" (text by Elise Schlick)

References

External links

* * 1806 births 1868 deaths People from Písek District Czech composers Czech male composers Czech music educators Academic staff of the Prague Conservatory Pupils of Václav Tomášek 19th-century composers 19th-century Czech male musicians {{CzechRepublic-bio-stub