Josef Nešvera (24 October 1842 in

Praskolesy Praskolesy is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Transport The municipality is located on a railway line leading from Prague to Plzeň. There is a trai ...

- 12 April 1914 in

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

) was a Czech opera composer. The most successful of his five operas was ' ("Woodland Air") 1897.

Works, editions and recordings

* ''Psalm 129'', Op.49 published Novello 1889 * ''

Berceuse A berceuse is "a musical composition usually in time that resembles a lullaby". Otherwise it is typically in triple meter. Tonally most berceuses are simple, often merely alternating tonic and dominant harmonies; since the intended effect is ...

'' recording Milan Lusk violin solo, with piano. Victor, 1925

References

Czech composers Czech male composers 1842 births 1914 deaths People from Beroun District {{composer-stub