Vilém Petrželka

Petrželka in 1931

Vilém Petrželka (10 September 1889, Brno, Moravia – 10 January 1967, Brno) was a prominent Czech composer and conductor.

Petrželka was a pupil of Leoš Janáček, Vítězslav Novák and . From 1914 he taught composition at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the School of the Philharmonic Society in Brno.

Selected works[]

Orchestra

• Pochod bohémů (March of the Bohemians) (1919)
• Věčný návrat, Symphony in 3 Parts, Op.13 (1922–1923)
• Dramatická ouvertura (Preludio drammatico), Op.26 (1932)
• Partita for string orchestra, Op.31 (1934)
• Moravský tanec (Moravian Dance)
• Pastorální symfonietta, Op.51
• Symphony, Op.56 (1955–1956)

Concertante

• Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op.40

Chamber music

• String Quartet in B♭ major, Op.2
• String Quartet in C minor, Op.6
• Zimní nálada (Winter Mood) for violin and piano (1907)
• Z intimních chvil (From Intimate Moments), 3 Pieces for violin and piano, Op.9 (1918)
• Fantasie for string quartet, Op.19 (1927)
• Sonata for cello solo, Op.23 (1930)
• Sonata for violin and piano, Op.29 (1933)
• Piano Trio, Op.32 (1937)
• 4 Impromptus for violin and piano, Op.36 (1940)
• Divertimento for woodwind quintet, Op.39 (1941)
• Serenáda for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1945)
• String Quartet No.5, Op.43 (1947)
• Dvě skladby (2 Pieces) for cello (or viola) and piano, Op.45 (1947)
• Miniatury for woodwind quintet (1953)
• Sonatina for violin and piano (1953)
• Suite for string quartet

Piano

• Andante cantabile
• Drobné klavírní skladby
• Svatební suita (Wedding Suite) (1912)
• Písně poezie i prozy (Songs in Verse and Prose), Op.8 (1917)
• Suite for piano, Op.22 (1943)
• Pět prostých skladeb, Op.47
• Pět nálad (5 Moods), Op.55 (1954)

Vocal

• Živly (Elements), Song Cycle for baritone and orchestra, Op.7 (1917)
• Samoty duše (Solitude of the Heart; Einsamkeiten der Seele), 4 Songs for voice and piano, Op.10 (1919)
• Cesta (The Path; Der Weg), Song Cycle for tenor and chamber orchestra, Op.14 (1924)
• Dvojí noc – Odpočinutí for voice and piano, Op.25
• Přírodní snímky (Natural Images), Song Cycle for voice and piano, Op.30 (1933)
• Písně milostné (Love Songs) for voice and piano, Op.35 (1943); words by Bábá Táhir Urján
• Písně v lidovém tónu (Songs in Folk Tone) for voice and piano
• Štafeta for voice and string quartet

Choral

• Jitřní píseň (Morning Song) for male chorus and piano
• Námořník Mikuláš, Oratorio (Symphonic Drama) for soloists, narrator, mixed chorus, orchestra, jazz orchestra and organ
• Slováckou pěšinou, Folk Songs for male chorus, Op.12 (1921)
• To je má zem for male chorus, Op.37; words by Jaroslav Zatloukal

External links[]

• List of works
• Article on Petrzelka (in Czech)
• Free scores by Vilém Petrželka at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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