Hlobil, Emil

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Hlobil, Emil

Hlobil, Emil, Czech composer and teacher; b. Veseli nad Luznici, Oct. 11, 1901; d. Prague, Jan. 25, 1987. He studied with Kricka at the Prague Cons. (1920–23) and in the master classes of Suk there (1924-25; 1927-30). After teaching at the Prague Women Teachers’ Inst. (1930–41), he taught at the Cons. (1941–58) and afterward at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Prague. He was made an Artist of Merit (1972) and a National Artist (1981) for his services to Czech music. He followed the national tradition of the modern Czech school, and also cautiously experimented with serial methods of composition.

Works

dramatic: Opera: Anna Karenina (1962; ceské Budëjovice, April 16, 1972); Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1965); Kral Vaclav IV (1981). ORCH.: 7 syms.: No. 1 (1949), No. 2, The Day of Victory (1951), No. 3 (1957), No. 4 (1959), No. 5 (1969), No. 6 for Strings (1972), and No. 7 (1973); 4 symphonic suites: Summer in the Giant Mountains (1950), Folk Merry-Making (1950), Spring in the Gardens of Prague (1951-53), and In the Valachian Village (1952); Violin Concerto (1955); Accordion Concerto (1956); Labor Holiday (1960); Organ Concerto (1963); Concerto filarmonico (1965); Invocazioni (1967); Double Bass Concerto (1968); The Path of the Living (1974); Jubilace (1977); Marimba Concerto (1979); Cello Concerto (1983). CHAMBER: String Quintet (1925); 4 string quartets (1931, 1936,1955, 1969); Piano Trio (1938); Wind Quintet (1940); Horn Sonata (1942; rev. 1948); Quartet for Harpsichord, Violin, Viola, and Cello (1943); Nonet (1946); Wind Octet (1956); Violin Sonata (1959); Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon (1964); Flute Sonata (1966); Trumpet Sonata (1967); Bass Clarinet Sonata (1970); Trombone Sonata (1973); Sonata for 2 Cellos (1973); Trio for Violin, Guitar, and Accordion (1976); Clarinet Sonata (1978); Canto pensieroso for Saxophone (1983); piano pieces, including Sonata for 2 Pianos (1958) and 2 sonatas (both 1968); organ music. VOCAL: Choral works; songs.