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Štěpán Rak (born 8 August 1945) is a Rusyn, Ukraine-born Czech classical guitarist and composer. He is well known for the
Stepan Rak’s "Tracy" (1994): A Transcription and Commentary
Thesis by Reza Khota (2006)
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1945 births 20th-century classical composers Composers for the classical guitar Czech classical composers Czech male classical composers Czech classical guitarists Male guitarists Living people 20th-century guitarists 20th-century Czech male musicians {{Classical-guitarist-stub
Štěpán Rak (born 8 August 1945) is a Rusyn, Ukraine-born Czech classical guitarist and composer. He is well known for the technical
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innovations that he uses in his compositions.
Biography
Rak first studied at a Fine Arts School inPrague
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and continued with guitar studies at the Prague Conservatory
The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervatoř) is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level ...
, 1965–70. During 1975 he also studied composition at the Prague Academy of Arts. In 1973, his orchestral composition ''Hiroshima'' won a second prize at a Czechoslovakian competition for young composers. From 1975 to 1980 he taught guitar at the Jyväskylä
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Conservatory in Finland.
Family
His son Jan-Matěj Rak is a folk musician.http://janmatejrak.czWorks
Stepan Rak’s "Tracy" (1994): A Transcription and Commentary
Thesis by Reza Khota (2006)
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