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Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.




Works


1983
Slzy (Tears);
1985-1988
Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble;
1988
Music for Retuned Instruments;
1989
Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion;
Nocturne;
1990
L’Orch pour l’orch;
1990-1992
Netopýr (The Flying Dog);
1992
Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too;
1993
Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs);
1993-1995
Rent a Ricercar;
1996
Euforium;
Three pieces for retuned orchestra;
1996-1997
: Lullaby;
1998
8 pieces for guitar quartet;
Autumn Thoughts for ensemble;
1999
Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia;
Nešť for orchestra;
Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics;
2000
Blue Note;
Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews;
Remix, Redream, Reflight;
Houby a nebe (Mushrooms and Heaven), Czech text Petr Pavel Fiala and Martin Smolka;
2001
Geigenlieder, German text Christian Morgenstern and Bertolt Brecht;
2001-2003
Nagano - Opera, libretto Jaroslav Dušek and Martin Smolka;
Observing the Clouds;
2002
Missa;
Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor);
2003
Solitudo;
2003-2004
Tesknice (Nostalgia);
2004
Hats in the Sky;
For a Buck;
2005
Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann;
2006
Lamento metodico;
Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz;
Semplice;
2010
fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi) for saxophone, piano and percussion - written for Trio Accanto;




Discography


Hudba hudbička, ensemble AGON, Arta Records, Prague 1991
Music for Retuned Instruments, ensemble recherche, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 1991, WDR Köln 1991
Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, col legno München/SWF Baden-Baden, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1992
A v sadech korálů, jež slabě zrůžověly, Petr Matuszek - bariton, Martin Smolka - piano, Na prahu světla, Happy Music, Prague 1996
Rent a Ricercar, Flying Dog, For Woody Allen, Nocturne, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1997
Euphorium, Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, Music for Retuned Instruments, Ringing, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1998
Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Meinhard Jenne – percussion, Rupert Huber - conductor, Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000
fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi), Trio Accanto, Wergo (forthcoming)




External links


http://www.martinsmolka.com/en/index.html - Homepage
Extensive interview with Martin Smolka in English, on Opera Lively[usurped]

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