Jana Obrovská

Jana Obrovská (13 September 1930 – 1987) was a Czech composer.

Biography

Jana Obrovská was born in Prague, the daughter of painter and sculptor Jakub Obrovský. Her early studies were piano with B. Kabeláčová-Rixová and theory with Jaroslav Řídký. At the Prague Conservatory she studied with M. Krejčí and Emil Hlobil from 1949-55. She won a prize in the 1972 Concours International de Guitarre in Paris for Passocaglia und Toccata. Her Hommage a Béla Bartók became compulsory in the same Paris competition in 1975. Obrovská also composed music for orchestra and chamber ensembles.^[1][2] She married guitarist virtuoso Milan Zelenka.

Works

Obrovská's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

Selective Discography

• Homage to Béla Bartók for guitar, R. Aussel HARMONIA MUNDI CD in MAN4802 (1992)
• Four images of Japan for guitar, Tribute to Hirohige - Homage to Hokusai - Tribute to Utamara - Tribute to Sharaku, R. Aussel HARMONIA MUNDI CD in MAN4802

(1992)^[3]

• Preludia and Hommage a Choral Gothique for guitar, . . . A Ty Taky Jdi do Ithaky . . . , P. Steidl WILLIAM RECORDING WR001 (2013)^[4]

References

1. "Jana Obrovska". Retrieved 16 October 2010.
2. Annala, Hannu; Mätlik, Heiki (2008). Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
3. "Jana OBROVSKA". Retrieved 16 October 2010.
4. "William Recording". Retrieved 1 June 2015.