Josef Kreichi ( . Josef Krejčí ; December 17, 1821 , Milostin , near Rakovnik - October 19, 1881 , Prague ) - Czech composer and music teacher.
| Joseph Kreichi Josef Krejčí | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Kreichi |
| Full name | Joseph Kreichi |
| Date of Birth | December 17, 1821 |
| Place of Birth | Milostin |
| Date of death | October 19, 1881 (59 years old) |
| Place of death | Prague |
| Buried | |
| A country |  Czech |
| Professions | composer, music teacher |
| Instruments | |
He studied in Prague with Jan August Vitasek and Joseph Proks . From 1844 he worked as an organist and choirmaster in various churches in Prague, since 1849 he also taught. Since 1858 , the director of the Prague School of Organists, in 1865 he headed the Prague Conservatory . The author of three masses and other church music, clavier and organ compositions. In an aesthetic sense, gravitated to German tradition, was a fan of Richard Wagner and was an opponent of Bedřich Smetana , who also claimed the post of head of the Prague Conservatory, but the Board of Trustees preferred Kreichi. Among the students of Kreichi are Wilhelm Kinzl , Vladislav Zhelensky , Alfred Grünfeld , Vaclav Suk .
Links
- Antonicek . Krejčí Joseph // Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). - W .: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1969. - Bd. 4 .-- S. 248.
- Kreichi, Josef: sheet music at International Music Score Library Project