Jiří Pauer

Jiři Pauer Audio|Jiri pauer.ogg|czech pronunciation (born February 22, 1919 in Libušín near Kladno died December 28 2007 in Prague) is a Czech composer.

Pauer studied first with Otakar Šín, then from 1943 to 1946 at the Prague Conservatory with Alois Hába, and finally with Pavel Bořkovec at the Academy of the Musical Arts. He has composed many pieces, many of which focus on the brass orchestral instruments, symphonies, and further orchestra pieces, a horn concerto and a trumpet concerto, chamber music pieces, and piano pieces.

elected works

*"Concerto" for Horn and Orchestra, 1958
*"Wind Quintet", 1961
*"Concert Music", 1971
*"Concerto" for Trumpet and Orchestra, 1972
*"Trompetitna" for Trumpet and Piano, 1972
*"Trombonetta" for Trombone and Piano, 1974-75
*"Intrada" for 3 Pianos, 3 Trumpets, and 3 Trombones, 1975
*"Tubonetta" for Tuba and Piano, 1976
*"Characters" for Brass Quintet, 1977-78
*"12 Duets" for 2 Trompets (or Horns), 1983
*"Trio" for 3 Horns, 1986

References

*The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.