Václav Kaprál (26 March 1889 in

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– 6 April 1947 in

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, and

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Life

Kaprál studied composition with

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in the

Organ School (1908–1910) and with

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(1919–1920) in

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. Later, he studied piano interpretation with

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(1923–1924). Kaprál composed about fifty opuses, mainly solo piano, vocal, and chamber music. He was the father of Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová.

Works

Orchestral music

*Svatební pochod for orchestra (1923) *Dve idylky for orchestra (1931) *Smuteční fanfáry for brass orchestra (1945)Kundera, Ludvík. ''Václav Kaprál.'' Brno: Blok, 1968

Chamber music

*String Quartet in C Minor (1925) *String Quartet No. 2 with Baritone Solo, on text by R. Bojko (1927) *Píseň podzimu. Voice and string quartet (1929) *Balada. Violoncello and piano (1946)

Solo piano

*Lyrica (1907–1915) *Sonata I in C Major (1912) *Nocturne (1915) *Berceuses de Printemps (1916–1917) *Suita Romantica (1918) *Sonata II (1921) *Miniatures (1922) *Sonata III (1924) *Con duolo, piano cycle for left hand (1926) *Radostné chvíle (1927) *Sonatina (1930) *Fantazie (1934) *Dumka(1936) *Sonatina Bucolica (1936) *Menculske strane volaji (1938) *Sedlcký dance (1938) *Sonata IV (1939) *Dve vzpomínky (1940) *Předtucha (1940) *Sonatina II "Hradištská idyla" (1943–44)

Vocal music

*Nocturneta. Four songs for middle voice and piano (1911) *Sadila fialenku v poli. Men's Choir (1911) *Dva prosté motivy. Two songs for voice and piano (1910–1913) *Dedikace. Voice and piano (1917) *Modlitba. Men's Choir (1917) *Ticho. Voice and piano (1918–1919) *Sen zimního večera. Voice and piano (1918–1919) *Ukolébavka. Women's choir (1920) *Pro ni. Four songs for voice, piano and three violins (1927) *Písen jarní. Men's choir (1931) *Zdravice. Mixed choir (1932) *Pouť sv. Antonína. Men's choir (1932) *Uspávanky. Middle voice and chamber orchestra (1932–1933) *Touha. Low voice and piano (1936) *Ledové květy. Men's choir (1942) *Haná zpívá. Mixed choir (1942) *Kvítí milodějné. Four songs for two women's voices and piano (1942) *Česká mše Svatobořická. Mixed choir and organ (1943) *Svatobořické lidové písně. Arrangements of folk songs. Men's and women's choirs (1943) *Bez rozloučení. Women's choir (1944) *Javorina. Men's choir (1944) *Beroun. Voice and piano (1944) *Koryčany. Men's choir (1945)

References

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