Jiří Jirmal (24 April 1925 – 11 December 2019) was a

classical guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...

ist who also was dedicated to jazz. He was born as Jiří Novák in

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. Some of his compositions incorporate elements of Brazilian music (e.g. Bossa Nova, Samba). He contributed the musical background for

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's 1962

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cartoon '' Tall in the Trap'', in which he was credited as George Jirmal.

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Jiri Jirmal - guitar player, teacher and composer
1925 births 2019 deaths Czech classical guitarists Male guitarists Jazz guitarists Musicians from Prague Academic staff of the Prague Conservatory 20th-century classical musicians {{jazz-guitarist-stub