Ján Cikker (29 July 1911 – 21 December 1989) was a Slovak composer, a leading exponent of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National...
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Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Die Soldaten in 1965, Haydn's Le pescatrici and Ján Cikker's Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod, and performed at major European opera houses...
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called Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) and was a pupil of Ján Cikker, who was one of the best known Slovak composers. Since 1983 Beneš taught...
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teacher Ján Levoslav Bella (1843–1936) – composer, author of the first Slovak opera "Kováč Wieland" Juraj Beneš (1940–2004) – composer Ján Cikker (1911–1989)...
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Ján Cikker, composer Ján Ďurica, football player Ján Figeľ, European Commissioner Ján Golian, soldier, military leader of Slovak National Uprising Ján Hollý...
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Eugen Suchoň, Alexander Moyzes, Alexander Albrecht and the operas of Ján Cikker. The internationally most acknowledged composers of the 21st century are...
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music of Slovak composers, notably Alexander Moyzes, Eugen Suchoň and Ján Cikker. Chief conductors of the orchestra have included Krešimir Baranović, Ľudovít...
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Belák (b. 1951) Ján Levoslav Bella (1843–1936) Juraj Beneš (1940–2004) Peter Breiner (b. 1957) Marek Brezovský (1974–1994) Ján Cikker (1911–1989) Viliam...
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spectators in total. Oskar Nedbal (director, 1923–1930) Eugen Suchoň Ján Cikker Alexander Moyzes Singers Edita Gruberová Lucia Popp Peter Dvorský Jozef...
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Slovak music was collected and used by composers such as Béla Bartók, Ján Cikker and Eugen Suchoň. In November 2005 the fujara (Slovak shepherds' pipe)...
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the BBC included Coriolanus in The Spread of the Eagle. Slovak composer Ján Cikker adapted the play into an opera which premiered in 1974 in Prague. In 1983...
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Italian composer Franco Alfano, Vzkriesenie (1960) by Slovak composer Ján Cikker, and Resurrection by American composer Tod Machover. In late 1940–early...
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Blažej Baláž. The most important Slovak composers have been Eugen Suchoň, Ján Cikker, and Alexander Moyzes, in the 21st century Vladimir Godar and Peter Machajdík...
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Hruška Zoltán Kodály László Németh Hugo Rokyta Hristo Vakarelski 1966: Ján Cikker Dezső Dercsényi Zlatko Gorjan Aleksander Kobzdej Anton Kriesis Niko Kuret...
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Jan Kott (October 27, 1914 – December 22, 2001) was a Polish political activist, critic and theoretician of the theatre. A leading proponent of Stalinism...
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Bielik, film director, actor Ján Botto, poet Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, poet Peter Budaj, ice hockey player Ján Cikker, classical composer Viliam Figuš-Bystrý...
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Hruška Zoltán Kodály László Németh Hugo Rokyta Hristo Vakarelski 1966: Ján Cikker Dezső Dercsényi Zlatko Gorjan Aleksander Kobzdej Anton Kriesis Niko Kuret...
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Roman Jakobson. His expulsion from the Communist party was described by Jan Trefulka in his novella Pršelo jim štěstí (Luck Rained on Them, 1962). Kundera...
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(The Game of Love and Death) basis for Hra o láske a smrti, the opera by Ján Cikker 1926 Pâques fleuries 1927 Mère et fils (Mother and Child) Third volume...
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Hruška Zoltán Kodály László Németh Hugo Rokyta Hristo Vakarelski 1966: Ján Cikker Dezső Dercsényi Zlatko Gorjan Aleksander Kobzdej Anton Kriesis Niko Kuret...
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Insects' Life) based on the play was written by Ján Cikker and premiered in Bratislava in 1987. Czech director Jan Švankmajer directed a film adaptation titled...
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Hruška Zoltán Kodály László Németh Hugo Rokyta Hristo Vakarelski 1966: Ján Cikker Dezső Dercsényi Zlatko Gorjan Aleksander Kobzdej Anton Kriesis Niko Kuret...
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Culture Alexander Moyzes, composer Ladislav Burlas, composer, musicologist Ján Cikker, composer Jolana Fogašová, soprano Ľudovít Rajter, composer Frico Kafenda...
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musician (d. 1965) July 28 – Ann Doran, American actress (d. 2000) July 29 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer (d. 1989) July 31 – George Liberace, American musician...
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Rollers, 46 (AIDS-related) Sammy Fain, US composer, 87 December 21 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer, 78 December 26 – Sir Lennox Berkeley, composer, 86 The...
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Hruška Zoltán Kodály László Németh Hugo Rokyta Hristo Vakarelski 1966: Ján Cikker Dezső Dercsényi Zlatko Gorjan Aleksander Kobzdej Anton Kriesis Niko Kuret...
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(1958–1959); alternative name: Shadows (Tiene), an opera by Slovak composer Ján Cikker. A Christmas Carol (1962), an opera by Edwin Coleman with libretto by...
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Hruška Zoltán Kodály László Németh Hugo Rokyta Hristo Vakarelski 1966: Ján Cikker Dezső Dercsényi Zlatko Gorjan Aleksander Kobzdej Anton Kriesis Niko Kuret...
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Bate (1911–1959), English composer of 4 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas Ján Cikker (1911–1989), Slovak composer of 3 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta Helmut...
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Daniel Rapant, historian (born 1897). 29 April – Jan Kapr, composer (born 1914). 21 December – Ján Cikker, composer (born 1911). Cook & Paxton 2001, p. 43...
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