Historical FigureMaleCZ
Bohuslav Martinů
1890 – 1959
About this person
Czech composer (1890–1959)
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 8, 1890
Polička
Date of death
August 28, 1959
Liestal
Citizenship
United States · Cisleithania · Czechoslovakia
Occupations & fields
classical composerlibrettistcomposerdraftspersonviolinistuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Guggenheim FellowshipRome PrizeOrder of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class
Notable works
ArianeConcerto for Oboe and Small OrchestraLes Larmes du couteauThe Opening of the WellsJuliettaThe Epic of Gilgamesh
- Field and occupation
- český hudobný skladateľ
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