Ladislav Vycpálek ( Vršovice, Prague, 23 February 1882 – Prague, 9 January 1969) was a Czech

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and violist. Vycpálek studied composition under

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. However, he very soon found his own expressive style. He mainly composed vocal and choral works. Prior to World War I, he occupied himself with setting Czech and

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poetry to music, then he drew inspiration from folk poetry. After the war, he turned towards a more humanistic philosophical reflection, creating three well-known

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: ''Cantata of the Last Things of Man'' (', 1920–22), ''Blessed Be Man'' (', 1933), and the ''

Czech Requiem ''České requiem: Smrt a spasení'' ("Czech Requiem: Death and Redemption," Op.24) is a 1940 choral cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition ...

'' (', 1940).

Selected works

;Orchestral * ' (The Maid of Lochroyan), Melodrama on an Old Scotch Ballad for narrator and orchestra (or piano), Op. 2 (1907, revised 1911); Czech translation by

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* ' (Sursum corda; Courage, My Heart!), 2 Fantasy Variations on Hussite Church Tunes, Op. 30 (1950) ;Chamber music * String Quartet in C major, Op. 3 (1909) * ' (In Praise of the Violin), Sonata in D in the Form of Variations for violin, piano and mezzo-soprano, Op. 19 (1927–1928) * Duo for violin and viola, Op. 20 (1929) * ' (Suite for Solo Viola), Op. 21 (1929) * ' (Suite for Solo Violin), Op. 22 (1930) * Sonatina for violin and piano, Op. 26 (1947) * ''Con moto'' for violin and piano (1965) ;Piano * ''Cestou'' (On the Way; On the Path), 6 Miniatures, Op. 9 (1911–1914) :# :# Polka :# (Lullaby) :# Praeludium :# Fughetta :# Epilog * ' (At Home: A Simple Suite for a Simple Family), Op. 38 (1959) ;Vocal * ' (Silent Reconciliation; Quiet Conciliation), 4 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 1 (1908–1909) :# Anemone :# Tuberosy :# :# * ' (Lights in the Darkness), 3 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 4 (1910); words by

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* ' (Anticipations and Visions), 5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 5 (1910–1911); words by

Alfred Mombert Alfred Mombert (6 February 1872, in Karlsruhe – 8 April 1942, in Winterthur) was a Germans, German poet. Biography Mombert was the son of the Jewish-German merchant Eduard Mombert and his wife Helene Gombertz. The economist Paul Mombe ...

:# :# :# :# :# * ' (Celebration of Life), Cycle of 4 Songs for medium voice and piano, Op. 8 (1912–1913); words by Richard Dehmel * ' (From Moravia), 7 Folk Songs for voice and piano, Op. 11a (1910–1914) :# :# :# :# :# :# :# * ' (Moravian Ballads) for medium voice and piano, Op. 12 (1915) :# :# :# :# :# * ' (War), Cycle of 10 Moravian Folk Songs for voice and piano, Op. 13 (1915) :# :# :# :# :# :# :# :# :# :# * ' (In God's Hands), Cycle of 4 Songs for medium voice and piano, Op. 14 (1916); words by Valery Bryusov in translation by Petr Křička :# :# :# :# * ' (Awakening), 2 Songs for soprano and orchestra, Op. 17 (1926); words by Karel Toman and the composer :# (March) :# (Prayer for Life's Journey) * ' (At Parting), 6 Mourning Songs for voice and piano, Op. 25 (1945) :# :# :# :# :# :# ;Choral * ' (3 Mixed Choruses), Op. 6 (1911–1912); words by

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, Richard Dehmel and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe :# :# :# * ' (4 Male Choruses), Op. 7; words by

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and Richard Dehmel :# :# :# :# * ' (The Vagabonds) for male chorus and woodwind ensemble (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, English horn, 2 bassoons) ad libitum, Op. 10 (1914); words by Karel Toman * ' (3 Choruses), Op. 11b :# ' (The Orphan), Folk Song for mixed chorus and strings (3 violas and cello), or for mixed chorus and cello (1914, revised 1917–1918) :# ', Folk Song for female chorus and piano (1915) :# ' (The Beauty), Folk Song for male chorus a cappella (1915) * ' (2 Choruses), Op. 15 (1918); words by

Pablo Neruda Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...

:# ' (Our Spring) for mixed chorus a cappella :# ' (The Present Fight) for male chorus a cappella * ' (The Last Things of Man; Cantata of the Last Things of Man; Cantata on the Final Days of Mankind), Cantata for soprano, bass, chorus and orchestra, Op. 16 (1920–1922) * ''In Memoriam (5. III. 1924)'', 3 Male Choruses (a cappella), Op. 18 (1925); words by

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and

* ' (Blessed Be Man), Cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op. 23 (1933); words from the

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* ' (

: Death and Redemption) for soprano, alto, baritone, chorus and orchestra, Op. 24 (1940) * ''From the Czech Homeland'' for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 29 (1949) * ''Out of the Depths'' for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 31 (1950) * ' (July) for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 32 (1951, revised 1953); words by Karel Toman * ' (August) for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 33 (1951, revised 1953); words by Karel Toman * ' (Vain Love), 5 Songs for female chorus a cappella, Op. 34 (1954) * ' (2 Duets) for female chorus and chamber orchestra, Op. 35 (1956) :# :# * ' (Saint Luke) for female chorus and chamber orchestra, Op. 36 (1956) * ' (The Voice of Bezruč), 3 Male Choruses, Op. 37 (1958) * ''A Clumsy Fellow'' for female chorus and piano, Op. 39 (1960–1961) * ''Oh Love!'' for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 40 (1961–1962) * ''Czech Songs'' for female chorus and piano, Op. 41 (1961–1962)

Discography

* Karel Ančerl Gold Edition, Vol. 21: ''Czech Requiem'', Op. 24 –

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(soprano);

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(alto);

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(baritone);

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(conductor); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; recorded 1968; Supraphon SU 3681-2 212 (1970, 1992, 2003) * Karel Ančerl Gold Edition, Vol. 35: ''Cantata of the Last Things of Man'', Op. 16 – Drahomíra Tikalová (soprano);

Ladislav Mráz Ladislav Mráz (25 September 1923 – 7 May 1962) was a Czech operatic bass-baritone who had an active career in Czechoslovakia from 1943 through 1962. His voice is preserved on a number of recordings made on the Supraphon label, including comple ...

(baritone);

(conductor); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; recorded 1957; Supraphon SU 3695-2 901 (1959, 1970, 2004) * ''Czech Mates'' – ''Duo for Violin and Viola'', Op. 20 – Duo Patterson: Ronald Patterson (violin), Roxanna Patterson (viola); Ante Aeternum Records (2004) * ''Monologue'' – ''Suite for Solo Viola'', Op. 21 – Jitka Hosprová (viola); Supraphon SU 4049-2 131 (2003) * ' – ''Sonata in D ""'' for violin, piano and mezzo-soprano, Op. 19 –

Soňa Červená Soňa Červená (9 September 1925 – 7 May 2023) was a Czech operatic mezzo-soprano, actress and writer. She had an international career as a singer from the 1950s, first at the Berlin State Opera in East Berlin and from 1962 in the West, main ...

(mezzo-soprano); Spytihněv Šorm (violin); Alfred Holeček (piano); recorded 1960s; SU 3851-2 201 (2005) * ' (Contemporary Works for Violin): ''Sonatina'', Op. 26 and ''Con moto'' – Břetislav Ludvík (violin);

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(piano); recorded 1971; Panton (1972)

External links

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Ladislav Vycpálek biography and photos at Národní knihovna České republiky (National Library of the Czech Republic)
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