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Vítězslav Novák

1870 - 1949

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Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (5 December 1870 – 18 July 1949) was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important example of Czech modernism.: 155  He worked towards a strong Czech identity in culture after the country became independent in 1918. His compositions include operas and orchestral works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vítězslav Novák is the 476th most popular composer (down from 467th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 218th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Czech Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Vítězslav Novák ranks 476 out of 1,451. Before him are Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Étienne Méhul, Johann Gottfried Walther, Alfredo Catalani, Robert Stolz, and Rodion Shchedrin. After him are Adolf von Henselt, Oscar Straus, Paolo Tosti, Vicente Martín y Soler, Florent Schmitt, and Fikret Amirov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Vítězslav Novák ranks 56. Before him are Michael Rostovtzeff, Charles Bennett, Princess Henriette of Belgium, Leopold Godowsky, Aleksandr Kuprin, and Archduchess Louise of Austria. After him are Oscar Straus, Florent Schmitt, François Georges-Picot, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Alexandre Benois, and Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. Among people deceased in 1949, Vítězslav Novák ranks 55. Before him are Yoshijirō Umezu, Alice Bailey, Husni al-Za'im, Wilhelm Adam, Richard Dix, and Maurice Blondel. After him are Vasily Degtyaryov, Prince Harald of Denmark, Infanta Blanca of Spain, Momčilo Tapavica, Walter Buch, and Hanns Albin Rauter.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Vítězslav Novák ranks 221 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Kubelík (1880), Karl von Terzaghi (1883), David Popper (1843), Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (1031), Theodor von Oppolzer (1841), and Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875). After him are Julius von Payer (1841), Ivan Klíma (1931), Hugo Meisl (1881), Viliam Schrojf (1931), Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (1864), and Dominik Duka (1943).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Vítězslav Novák ranks 21. Before him are Julius Fučík (1872), Georg Benda (1722), Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760), Ignaz Moscheles (1794), Zdeněk Fibich (1850), and Leopold Koželuch (1747). After him are Franz Xaver Richter (1709), Erwin Schulhoff (1894), Karel Svoboda (1938), Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729), Pavel Haas (1899), and Alois Hába (1893).

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