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Petr Eben (22 January 1929 – 24 October 2007) was a Czech composer of modern and contemporary classical music, organist and choirmaster. ==His life== Born in Žamberk in northeastern Bohemia, Eben spent his youth in Český Krumlov in southern Bohemia. There he studied piano, and later cello and organ. The years of German occupation and World War II were especially difficult for him. Although Eben was raised as a Catholic, his father was a Jew and in 1943 Eben was expelled from school and interned by the Nazis in Buchenwald for the duration of the war. After the war he was admitted to the Prague Academy for Music where he studied piano with František Rauch and composition with Pavel Bořkovec. He graduated in 1954.〔 Beginning in 1955 Eben taught for many years in the music history department at Charles University in Prague. In 1955 he was appointed to the staff of the Music Department of the University of Prague. Between 1977 and 1978 he was professor of composition at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.〔 In 1990 he became professor of composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and President of the Prague Spring Festival. Throughout his life Eben refused to join the Czech Communist Party and continued openly attending church, thus forfeiting many career advancements. After the Communist government crumbled, however, he was given several important appointments and awards, among them presidency of the Prague Spring Festival (1989) and the Medal of Merit (2002). Among Eben's most important late works is his 1992-1993 oratorio "Posvátná znamení" (Sacred Symbols). Despite declining health from a stroke in his final years, Eben remained busy, composing mostly organ and choral works. He died in Prague on October 25, 2007. Eben's works are often performed in both Europe and overseas, especially in the USA, Canada, Japan and Australia. In 1991, Petr Eben was awarded the title of Knight of the French Ministry of Culture, Arts and Letters. Since 1989, he was honorary president of the Society for spiritual music. International Petr Eben International Organ Competition has been organized since 2004 in Opava. 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「Petr Eben」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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