Jiří Srnka (19 August 1907 – 31 January 1982) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

composer.

Biography

His teacher was the well known violinist,

Otakar Ševčík Otakar Ševčík (22 March 185218 January 1934) was a Czechs, Czech violinist and influential teacher. He was known as a Solo (music), soloist and an Musical ensemble, ensemble player, including his occasional performances with Eugène Ysaÿe. ...

at the

Prague Conservatory The Prague Conservatory () is a public music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, the school offers four- or six-year courses, which can be compared to the level of a high school diploma in other countries. Graduates c ...

from the age of 8. From 1928, he studied at the school of

Vítězslav Novák Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (5 December 1870 – 18 July 1949) was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important e ...

and

Alois Hába Alois Hába (21 June 1893 – 18 November 1973) was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher. He belongs to the important discoverers in modern classical music, and to the major composers of microtonal music, especially using the quarter-to ...

. He composed music for nearly 200 films. These included ''

Krakatit ''Krakatit'' is a 1948 Czechoslovak science fiction mystery film directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Karel Höger as a chemist who suffers from delirium and regret after inventing a powerful explosive. The film is based on Karel Čapek's novel wi ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Dařbuján a Pandrhola''. Additionally, he created works for TV series, such as F. L. Věk. His works depicts the essential parts of his connection with the musical reality. He wrote several songs and orchestral works as well. He frequently worked with directors

Otakar Vávra Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. Biography and career Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a stud ...

and

František Čáp František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech and later a Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970. Having created Slovene film classics such as ...

Filmography

* ''

Turbina ''Turbine'' () is a 1941 Czech historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík, Lída Baarová and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod. Synopsis The film takes place in the 1 ...

'' (1941) * '' The Great Dam'' (1942) * ''

Mist on the Moors ''Mist on the Moors'' () is a 1943 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp based on a novel by Karel Klostermann. Cast *Zdeněk Štěpánek as Farmer Josef Potužák * Marie Blažková as Potužák's wife * Vladimír Salač as Václav, the ...

'' (1943) * ''

Premonition Premonition(s) or The Premonition may refer to: Film and television * "Premonition" (''Alfred Hitchcock Presents''), an episode of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1955) * "The Premonition" (''The Outer Limits''), an episode of the original ve ...

'' (1947) * ''

Sign of the Anchor ''Sign of the Anchor'' (Czech:''Znamení kotvy'') is a 1947 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Hana Vítová, Zdeňka Baldová and Vlasta Fabianová. The film's art direction was by Štěpán Kopecký. Cast * Hana Ví ...

'' (1947) * ''

'' (1948) *'' White Darkness'' (1948) * ''

Silent Barricade ''Silent Barricade'' () is a 1949 Czechoslovak war film about the Prague uprising at the end of World War II directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Jaroslav Průcha as Hošek * Barbara Drapińska as Halina * Jaroslav Marvan as strážník Brůče ...

'' (1949) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Dařbuján a Pandrhola'' (1960) * '' The Night Guest'' (1961) * ''

Witchhammer ''Witchhammer'' () is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel '' Kladivo na čarodějnice'' by Václav Kaplický, ''Witchhammer'' relates the story of the Northern Moravia witch ...

'' (1970)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Srnka, Jiri 1907 births 1982 deaths Czech film score composers Czech male film score composers People from Písek 20th-century Czech composers 20th-century Czech male musicians Prague Conservatory alumni