Josef Klička (15 December 1855,

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– 28 March 1937, Klatovy) was a Czech

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ist,

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, conductor and

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. He produced several large

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compositions in the style of late romanticism; these have been recorded on CD. A graduate in organ-playing from the Conservatory in

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, Klička subsequently worked as organist and conductor and eventually became acting professor at his old school. This was from 1892 to 1895, as deputy for Dvořák, then in the USA. Klička's son was Václav Klička (1882–1953), a harpist. Václav also taught for some years at the Prague Conservatory.

Selected works

;Opera * ''Spanilá mlynářka'' (Die schöne Müllerin; The Lovely Maid of the Mill) (1888) ;Chamber music * '' Scherzo'' for 3 violins and piano, op.63 ;Organ * ''Concert Fantasia'' in C minor, op.59 * ''Concert Fantasia'' in G minor * ''Concert Fantasia'' in F minor, op.36 * ''Concert Fantasia on the St. Wenceslas Chorale'' (1890) * ''Fantasia on Bedřich Smetana's Symphonic Poem "Vyšehrad"'', op.33 * ''Legend'' in D major, op.49 * ''Legend'' in D minor, op.54 * ''Legend'' in B minor, op.98 * ''10 Preludes and Fugues''

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Short biography (in Czech)
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