Ján Móry
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Ján Móry (or Johann Mory) (10 July 1892 – 5 May 1978) was a Slovak composer and pedagogue also known under pseudonym H. Tschirmer.


Life

Móry was born in
Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
(Besztercebánya). From 1902 to 1910 he studied at gymnasium in Banská Bystrica, in the years 1910 - 1912, he studied at the University of Trading in
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. He studied piano with Scheinberger in Banská Bystrica, composition with Dobó in Budapest and from 1921 to 1925 with Herman Büchel in
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
. Until 1921, he led the family business in Banská Bystrica which he sold to his siblings Klimos. The longest post he had was as an owner of the hotel in
Štrbské Pleso Štrbské pleso (, german: Tschirmer See, pl, Szczyrbskie jezioro, hu, Csorbató or ) is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Sl ...
. From 1947 to 1960, he was a director of Musical school in
Spišská Nová Ves Spišská Nová Ves (; hu, Igló; german: (Zipser) Neu(en)dorf) is a town in the Košice Region of Slovakia. The town is located southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region, and lies on both banks of the Hornád River. It is the biggest tow ...
and finally he lived in
Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
, where he died.


Music

He was mostly known for his songs, operettas (''Slnečná vdova'', ''Pre teba všetko'') and other stage works. He gained incentives for the musical theory and experience from
Viliam Figuš-Bystrý Viliam Figuš-Bystrý (born Viliam Figuš) (28 February 1875 – 11 May 1937) was a Slovak composer, teacher and author of the first Slovak national opera '' Detvan''. Viliam Figuš was born in Banská Bystrica. He attended gymnasium from 1 ...
, with whom he met in Banská Bystrica and in
Vysoké Tatry Vysoké Tatry (; hu, Magastátra, ; german: Höhe Tatra, ; pl, Wysokie Tatry, ; cs, Vysoké Tatry, ), formally Mesto Vysoké Tatry () is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that ...
. He became known figure in the Slovak musical life as a creator of music entertainment in 1920s and 1930s. His songs, operettas, singspiels were played in addition to Slovakia and Czech republic also in Germany. Most of his operettas are in the nature of salon conversational plays where are applied typical Móry songs and duets, dances and overtures. He is the author of many scenic works, chamber and orchestral compositions. In Banská Bystrica, he founded the sports club BAC with a strong football team. His succession is deposited in the Literary and music museum in Banská Bystrica.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mory, Jan 1892 births 1978 deaths Slovak composers Slovak male composers 20th-century classical composers Musicians from Banská Bystrica Slovak male classical composers 20th-century male musicians Slovak male musicians