Kašpar Mašek
Kašpar Mašek (Slovene: Gašper Mašek; 6 January 1794 – 13 May 1873) was a Czech-Slovenian composer.
The son of Vincenc Mašek (1755–1831), he was born and spent his early life in Prague, where he also studied.[1] He then made a career as a composer for the theater in Graz and Slovenia.[2] He composed operas, operettas, church music, and cantatas.[2] Among his works are the patriotic Slovenian Overture (1870).[1] He died in Ljubljana.[1][3] His son Kamilo Mašek (1831–1859) was also a composer. His niece was pianist and composer Friederike Proch Benesch.
Principal works
- Ouverture slovène (1870), for orchestra
- Kdo je mar, song
- Slovenski zvoki (1864), song
- Soldaška, song
- Gazele (1870), song
- Operas
- Neznani
- Emina
- Operetta
- Kaznivi
- He also composed church music, cantatas and choral works, including nine masses.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Simpson, Adrienne (1995). "Kašpar Mašek". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 11. London: Macmillan. pp. 746–747.
- ^ a b Černušák, Gracián; Štědroň, Bohumír; Nováček, Zdenko, eds. (1963). Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž [Czechoslovak Musical Dictionary II. M-Ž] (in Czech). Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství. p. 62.
- ^ "Iz Ljubljane". Učiteljski tovariš ('Teacher Comrade'). No. 11. 1 June 1873. p. 175. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
Iz Ljubljane. Gosp Gašper Mašek je umerl.
[From Ljubljana. Mr. Gašper Mašek passed away.] - ^ N. Gspan (1975). "Mašek Gašpar. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950" (PDF). www.biographien.ac.at. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 126. ISBN 3-7001-0128-7. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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