Jan Kunc (27 March 1883, Doubravice nad Svitavou – 11 September 1976,

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composer, teacher, and writer. From 1898 to 1902 Kunc attended the teachers' college in Brno, as well as the Organ School (1901–3) where his teacher was the composer

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. He studied composition with

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at the

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from 1905 to 1906. From 1919 until 1945, he was a professor at the

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, becoming director of that institution in 1923. Kunc composed music for piano, chamber music, mixed choir, and solo vocal, as well as symphonic poems. In 1933 he composed a new setting of the traditional chant ''Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat'' which became the

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for

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, and in 1935 he created the official arrangement of the Czech national anthem.

Selected works

Chamber: * Sonata in C Minor for Piano, Op. 1 (1903, rev. 1909–1910) * Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 3 (1904) * String Quartet in G Major, Op. 9 (1909) * Four Piano Pieces, Op. 13 (1906–1927) * Miniatures for Piano, Op. 19 (1923) * Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. 22 (1925) * Czech Dances for Piano, Op. 34 (1947) * Miniatures for Piano, Op. 38 (1956–1959) * Miniatures for Wind Quintet, Op. 39 (1958) Orchestral: * Song of Youth. Symphonic Poem for Large Orchestra, Op. 12 (1916) Vocal: * Four Songs Op. 5 (1907-8)

References

* ''Čeští skladatelé současnosti''.

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