Klement Slavicky

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Klement Slavický (September 22, 1910, Toväov, Moravia - September 4, 1999, Prague) was a Czech composer. Slavicky studied under Karel Boleslav Jirák and Josef Suk. He was inspired by Moravian folk music and the works of Leo¿ Janá¿ek. The best-known of his works are the double chorus Lidice, Rapsodické variace pro orchestr (Rhapsodic Variations for an Orchestra), the sonata P¿átelství (Friendship) for a violin and piano, the dramatic fresco Cesta ke sv¿tlu (The Way Toward the Light), and Symfonietta IV, Pax hominibus in universo orbi, which was dedicated by Slavický to the United Nations for the 40th anniversary of its birth.