Josef Páleníček
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Josef Páleníček (July 19, 1914,
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Biography

Páleníček studied at the gymnasium in Prague, and concurrently he studied also at the
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. Černušák (1963), p. 246 From 1933 to 1938 he continued his studies at the master school of
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. Simultaneously he studied law at the
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. Martínková (1985), p. 201 He graduated from both schools in 1938. Páleníček was also a pupil of
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, where he studied under Diran Alexanian and
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in 1949. However, his first public performance was at the age of 12 in 1926 in
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. Páleníček was appointed a professor at the
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in 1963. In 1984 he served on the jury of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition.


Works


Orchestral compositions

*Concertino for orchestra (1945) * Symphonic Variations on an Imaginary Portrait of Ilya Erenburg for large symphony orchestra (1971)


Concertant compositions

*1st Concerto in C for piano and orchestra (string orchestra and timpani) (1940) *2nd Concerto in E flat for piano and orchestra (1952) *3rd Concerto for piano and small orchestra, for young pianists (1961) *Concertino da camera in D for clarinet and orchestra (1957) *Concerto for Flute and orchestra (1955) *Concerto for Saxophone and orchestra (1944)


Compositions for chamber ensembles

*Preludium a Capriccio for violin and piano (1935) *Suita piccola for violin and piano (1958) *Variations on a Choral Song of the XVIIth Century for violoncello and piano (1942) *Sonata for clarinet and piano (1936) *Partita piccola for clarinet and piano (1943) *Masks, two compositions for saxophone and piano (1957) *1st String Quartet (1954) *Piano Quintet (1933) *Variations on his own theme for violoncello and piano (1972) *Rondo Concertante for violoncello and piano (1972) *Trio Sonata for oboe, mezzo-soprano and piano (1965)


Compositions for piano

*Sonata (1936) *Piano Sketchbook (cycle of five compositions), (1939)


Choral compositions

*Songs to Chinese poetry for soprano and piano (ossia for baritone and piano), Czech translation of verses by B. Mathesius (1947) *My Lai, for mezzo-soprano and piano (1971) *Blown Traces, cycle of men s choirs (1958)


Cantatas

*Song of Man, full-length oratorio for soloists, mixed choir and large orchestra, folk choir and folk soloists and children's choir (1960)


Instructive compositions

*Czech Fairytales (1940) *From the Notebook of a Small Boy, 7 short compositions for violoncello and piano (ossia bassoon and piano, bass clarinet and piano) (1972) *Abacus for children's choir, piano, trumpet, clarinet and percussion instruments (1973)


Notes


References

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External links


Extensive Biography site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palenicek, Josef 1914 births 1991 deaths People from Travnik Czech classical composers Czech male classical composers Czechoslovak classical composers 20th-century Czech classical pianists École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni Czech male classical pianists 20th-century Czech male musicians Czechoslovak musicians Prague Conservatory alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague