Zdeněk Lukáš
composer (1928–2007)
One of the most productive contemporary Czech composers.
His existing work is extensive, diverse in genre, and of great artistic value. For many years, Lukáš's career had been closely connected with the Czech Radio, for he had worked as a music editor for the Pilsen office. In Pilsen, Lukáš founded Česká píseň [Czech Song], a mixed choir with which he had worked as choirmaster for many years, writing or adapting most of the choir's repertoire. Lukáš has based most of his music on folklore: he has adapted a number of folk songs and dances.
The intimate knowledge of the melodics, rhythmics and structure of Czech folklore has become a dominant feature of his own musical expression. Lukáš's own compositions were also greatly influenced by the work of Miloslav Kabeláč (1908–1979), who gave Lukáš, already a mature and experienced composer at the time, consultations for nearly 10 years. Thanks to these consultations, Lukáš added modern composition methods to his technique, including such genres as concrete or electronic music.
Lukáš has exploited all of the knowledge and experience thus gained in his works. His musical expression is based on the respect toward the traditional foundations of European musical thinking, especially the emphasis on melody. Rich and distinctive melodics is one of the greatest assets of Lukáš's music. It is based on modal principles, either using the traditional modal structure or new, specific, self-created structure.
Lukáš's long experience with folk music is demonstrated by the use of certain typical elements and techniques derived from this genre (the principle of heterophony, the technique of ostinatos and pauses, etc.).
In the extended modal field, Lukáš often prefers non-diatonic modes (doubtless influenced by Kabeláč and his "artificial tone generation"), including frequent octotonics and other unconventional modal sequences. In this field, the composer's unusual melodic imagination has found ever new and distinctive means of expression.
Titles for hire:
Amicitia per coro a tre voci e piano Andante pro smyčce Blázen u cesty Cara mihi semper eris Concerto grosso Concerto grosso č.4- 4 saxy a orch. Čarohrátky Čepení České mateníky České pastorely Domácí karneval- rozhlasová opera Dubnová improvizace - vn a pft Duetti Dvě české lidové písně Hádanky Hadroplet Hejdum dá Holoubci Horo, horo, vysoká jsi Chlapecké písně z Čech-trio-4 fl.2vle,2vlc,cb,claves Chodská kolečka pro malý orch. Chytaná z Berounska - cemb.a kom.orch. Intarzie Jaro se otvírá Kanon Kominík z Nymburska- cembalo a kom. orch. Koncert pro klarinet a orch. Koncert pro lesní roh a orch. Koncert pro vn. a orch. Kravarky Latovák pro orchestr Léto - suita Lidové písně - tenor,baryton, žen. sb., orch. Lidové písně o holoubcích a holubičkách Loučení nevěsty | Máj Milostný tanec Modlitba Myslivecké písně Otep myrhy Ozvěna Parabolae salomonis Partita pro 4 vno a pfte Partita pro cembalo Pět písní o lásce Písně výpravné pro orchestr Počítadla pro dětský sbor Poklady Polabiny Prší, prší Radujme se všichni v Pánu Reinlender Scherzoso pro smyčce Sousedské -solo kontrabas a orchestr Symfonický koncert pro sm. kv. Symfonie č.4 Škádlivky Štajdyše Šťastně žít Támhle je louka Teče voda vodička Travička zelená Tři dětské sbory s průvodem houslí Tři písně pro klavír Tváře lásky Věneček Verba laudata Zámecká louka Zaříkání milého Ze Špalíčku |
Titles for sale:
Concerto grosso
Contrasti per quattro
Death´s Triumph
Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Symphony Orchestra
Quis potest dicere, op. 346
Ricordi, Concerto per violoncello e per orchestra d'archi
Rondo for Bassoon and Piano op. 168
Symphonic Concerto
The Prayer
Trio Boemo