Jan Novák (8 April 1921, Nová Říše – 17 November 1984, Neu Ulm) was a

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Ianus Novak. In 1970 he was awarded the ''magna laus'' at the Amsterdam latin poetry competition, the '.

Selected works

* Concerto for oboe and orchestra (1952) * ''Baletti a 9'' for nonett (1955) * Concerto for two pianos and orchestra (1955) * Concertino for wind quintett (1957) * Capriccio for cello and orchestra (1958) * ''Dulces cantilenae'' for soprana and cello (1961) * ''Passer Catulli'' for bass and nonett (1962) * ''Ioci vernales'' for bass, octet and tape (1964) * ''Dido'', cantata for mezzosopran, speaker, men's choir and orchestra (1967) * ''Exercitia mythologica'' for four- to eight-part mixed choir (1968) * ''Ignis pro Ioanne Palach'' for choir and orchestra (1969) * ''Apicius modulatus'' for voice and guitar (1971) * ''Odarum concentus'' for strings orchestra (1973) * ''Schola cantans'' for voice and piano (1973) * ''Dulcitius'', opera (1974) * ''Concentus Biiugis'' for 4-hands piano and orchestra (1976) * ''Due preludi e fughe' for flute (1979) * ''Ludi concertantes'' (1981) * ''Sonata da chiesa'' I and II for flute and organ (1981) * ''Sonata super hoson zes'' for violin or flute and piano (1981) * ''Aesopia'' for four-part mixed choir and 2 pianos or small orchestra (1981) * ''Vernalis temporis symphonia'' for soli, choir and orchestra (1982) * ''Symphonia bipartita'' (1983) * ''Sonata tribus'' for flute, violin and piano (1982) * ''Marsyas'' for piccolo and piano (1983) * ''Cantica Latina'' for voice and piano (discovered in 1985)

External links

Official Jan Novák site
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