Composer
Emanuel Chvála
Czech composer
1851–1924
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1851
- Died
- 1924
- Birthplace
- Prague
- Place of death
- New Town
- Citizenship / historical state
- Czechoslovakia
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Emanuel Chvála (January 1, 1851 in Prague – October 28, 1924 in Prague) was a Czech composer and music critic. He studied engineering and worked all his life as a railway official in Prague. But he had also studied composition with Fibich and Josef Foerster, and began writing music criticism for the literary magazine Lumír in 1878. He also wrote for the daily newspapers Politik and Národní politika between 1880 and 1921 using the cypher ‘-la’. In his journalism he furthered the music of Dvořák, Fibich, Josef Suk and Vítězslav Novák.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music critic; critic; opinion journalist; writer
- Genres
- opera; classical music
- VIAF ID
- 44022767
- ISNI
- 0000000077814548
- GND ID
- 141041013
- Library of Congress ID
- no2005002788
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4cbb03f4-4d6a-4092-9cc7-53b5a52ff42b
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, violin
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano Trio | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 44022767. Portrait: Jan Vilímek, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.