Vladimír Sommer (28 February 1921 in Dolní Jiřetín near

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– 8 September 1997 in

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) was a Czech composer. Sommer began his studies at the

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, where he studied violin with Bedřich Voldan and composition with Karel Janeček. He then continued his education at the Academy of Arts and Music with Pavel Bořkovec. His first job was a composition teacher, and he eventually became a professor in the Music Department of Charles University. Sommer wrote three symphonies, an overture, one cello concerto and one violin concerto, chamber music, and choral pieces. He died in 1997 in

Selected works

*''Sonata for two Violins'', 1948 *''Violin Concerto'' in G minor, 1950 *''Antigone'', Overture to the Tragedy of

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, 1957 *''Vocal Symphony'' for

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, Speaker, Choir, and Orchestra, 1958 *''Prince Bajaja'', Orchestral Suite, 1970 *''Symphony for Strings'', 1977 *''Sinfonia da Requiem'' for Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra, 1978 *''Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra'', 1979 *''Piano Sonata'', 1980 *''String Quartet'' in B minor, 1981 *''String Quartet'' in D minor, 1955

References

*The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.

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Vladimir Sommer Biography
(in Czech) 1921 births 1997 deaths Czech classical composers Czech male classical composers 20th-century classical composers People from Horní Jiřetín Prague Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Charles University 20th-century Czech male musicians Czechoslovak musicians {{CzechRepublic-composer-stub