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Jan Rychlík (27 April 1916 – 20 January 1964) was a Czech composer and music theorist. He was one of the most important exponents of the ''Czech New Music'' in the 1950s and 1960s.〔Vysloužil (1998), p.455 〕 == Biography == Rychlik was born and died in Prague. His parents wanted him to study economics, but he was attracted by the music and foreign languages from an early age.〔Jůzlová (1999), p.XI〕 In 1939, during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia he began to study at the Prague Conservatory.〔 Later he became a pupil of Jaroslav Řídký, and in 1946 he graduated from the ''Master School of Composition'' in Prague.〔 He collaborated with the ''Gramoklub Orchestra'' and he also played drums with the early ''Karel Vlach Orchestra''. In addition to his drumming abilities he was an excellent pianist, and he played also some other instruments.〔 At the beginning of his career he composed mainly popular dance songs, however, in 1943 he has created first chamber compositions, such as ''Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano'' and ''Sonatine for Piano''.〔Černušák (1963), p. 452〕 Shortly afterwards he focused also on orchestral compositions. Following the World War II he devoted himself mainly to the film music. He composed the score for the well-known musical comedy ''Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera''. Some of the songs from the film became evergreens (''"Arizona"'' and ''"So far"'').〔 He is also known as the author of the music for the French film ''La Création du Monde'' by Jean Effel. Jan Rychlík died at a young age, he was 48. Following his death, Czech composer Otmar Mácha composed a funeral composition ''Variations to the theme and death of Jan Rychlík'' for symphonic orchestra. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jan Rychlík」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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