Collegium Musicum was a Slovak

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band formed by

Marián Varga Marián Varga (29 January 1947 – 9 August 2017) was a Slovak musician, composer and Organ (music), organist. In the context of Czech-Slovak musical culture of the second half of the 20th century, Varga was a significant figure in the field of au ...

and

Fedor Frešo Fedor Frešo (6 January 1947 – 26 June 2018) was a Slovak rock music, rock and jazz music, jazz bassist and singer. He was the son of composer and Slovak National Theatre conductor Tibor Frešo. His mother was director and editor at the Czech ...

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in late 1969, best known for their complex, predominantly instrumental compositions centred around Varga's keyboards/organ, and for their interpretations of classical works by

Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. At the time, his name was spelled , which he romanized as Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakow; the BGN/PCGN transliteration of Russian is used for his name here; ALA-LC system: , ISO 9 system: .. (18 March 1844 – 2 ...

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, Bartók, and others. While never achieving mainstream popularity, the band was among the most influential formations on the Czech/Slovak music scene in the 1970s, drawing comparisons to the

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, and featured some of the foremost Slovak rock instrumentalists, including

(bass), František Griglák (guitar), and others. Known for their live performances, Collegium Musicum enjoyed a revival through touring in the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly among younger generations. The band disbanded after the death of group leader Varga in late 2017.

Discography

* 1970 - Collegium Musicum * 1970 - EP ''

Hommage à J.S.Bach Collegium Musicum was a Slovaks, Slovak art rock / progressive rock band formed by Marián Varga and Fedor Frešo in Czechoslovakia in late 1969, best known for their complex, predominantly instrumental compositions centred around Varga's keyboard ...

/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa'' * 1971 - '' Konvergencie'' * 1972 - Zelená Pošta (with ''

Pavol Hammel Pavol Hammel (born 7 December 1948, in Bratislava) is a Slovak musician, singer and producer. Pavol Hammel was born to a family of musicians. His father played violin in the Slovak National Theatre, and influenced Pavol to become a promising vi ...

'') * 1973 - Live * 1975 - Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum * 1978 - Continuo * 1979 - '' On a Ona'' * 1981 - Divergencie * 1989 - Všetko je inak * 1997 - Collegium Musicum 97 * 2010 - Speak, Memory

Members

organ (1969–2017) *

bass-guitar (1969–1973, 1977–1979, 1992–2017) * Dušan Hájek drums (1969–1975, 1977–1979, 1997) * *

Fedor Letňan Fyodor, Fedor () or Feodor is the Russian-language form of the originally Greek-language name "Theodore" () meaning "God's gift" or "god-given". Fedora () is the feminine form. "Fyodor" and "Fedor" are two English transliterations of the same Ru ...

guitar (1969) * Rasťo Vacho guitar (1969,1971) * František Griglák guitar (1971–1972, 1997–2017) ** ** * Pavel Váně guitar (1970) *

Ivan Belák Ivan Belák (born 23 January 1978) is a Slovak professional former footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for 1. FC Tatran Prešov in the Slovak Corgoň Liga. International career Belák has been capped twice for the S ...

bass-guitar (1973–1975) *

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guitar (1974–1975) *

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drums (1975–1977) *

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guitar (1975–1977) *

Ľudovít Nosko Ľudovít (; sometimes spelled ''Ludevít'') is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ľudovít Černák (born 1951), former Slovak politician, businessman, chairman of ŠK Slovan Bratislava *Ľudovít Cvetler (born 1938), former S ...

vocal (1977–1979) *

Peter Peteraj Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

guitar (1979–1981) *

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bass-guitar (1981) *

Cyril Zeleňák Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril' ...

drums (1981, 1992,) *

Pavol Kozma Pavol is a masculine Slovak given name, equivalent to Paul. Notable people with the name * Pavol Adami (1739–1795), Slovak scientist and scholar, one of the first veterinarians * Pavol Bajza (born 1991), Slovak footballer * Pavol Baláž (bo ...

drums (1979–1981) *

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guitar (1977–1979) *

Martin Valihora Martin Valihora (born 4 May 1976) is a Slovak drummer and percussionist. Valihora studied piano between 1986 and 1987, but then switched to drums, having received private lessons from a Slovak drummer Oldo Petráš. He then studied drums and pe ...

drums (2008–2017)

References

External links

Official website (in Slovak)

TV series Slovenský bigbít (in Slovak)
{{Authority control Slovak rock music groups Musical groups established in 1969 Musical groups disestablished in 2017 1969 establishments in Czechoslovakia 2017 disestablishments in Slovakia

Discography

Members

See also

References

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