Jan Rychlík

Jan Rychlík

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1916-04-27
Deathday: 1964-01-20 (47 years old)

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Biography

Jan Rychlík (27 April 1916 – 20 January 1964) was a Czech composer and music theorist. He was one of the most important exponents of the Czech New Music in the 1950s and 1960s. Rychlik was born and died in Prague. His parents wanted him to study economics, but he was attracted by the music and foreign languages from an early age. In 1939, during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia he began to study at the Prague Conservatory. Later he became a pupil of Jaroslav Řídký, and in 1946 he graduated from the Master School of Composition in Prague.He collaborated with the Gramoklub Orchestra and also played drums with the early Karel Vlach Orchestra. In addition to his drumming abilities, he was an excellent pianist and also played some other instruments.At the beginning of his career he composed mainly popular dance songs; however, in 1943 he has created first chamber compositions, such as Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano and Sonatine for Piano. Shortly afterwards he focused also on orchestral compositions.

Following World War II he devoted himself mainly to film music. He composed the score for the well-known musical comedy Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera. Some of the songs from the film became evergreens ("Arizona" and "So far"). He is also known as the author of the music for the French film La Création du Monde by Jean Effel.

Jan Rychlík died at the age of 48. Following his death, Czech composer Otmar Mácha composed a memorial work, Variations on a Theme and on the Death of Jan Rychlík, for symphonic orchestra.

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Filmography

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Lemonade Joe

Lemonade Joe (1964)

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Composer
Diamonds of the Night

Diamonds of the Night (1964)

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Original Music Composer
Šroubkova dobrodružství

Šroubkova dobrodružství (1963)

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Original Music Composer
Of Things Supernatural

Of Things Supernatural (1959)

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Composer
Bomb Mania

Bomb Mania (1959)

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Composer
The Creation of the World

The Creation of the World (1958)

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Music
How Man Learned to Fly

How Man Learned to Fly (1958)

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Composer
Lost Children

Lost Children (1957)

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To jsou Bratři v triku

To jsou Bratři v triku (1957)

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Spejbl na stopě

Spejbl na stopě (1956)

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The Hurvinek Circus

The Hurvinek Circus (1955)

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Návštěva z oblak

Návštěva z oblak (1955)

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O panence, která tence plakala

O panence, která tence plakala (1955)

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Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu (1955)

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The Circus Will Be

The Circus Will Be (1954)

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A Drop Too Much

A Drop Too Much (1954)

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Kavárna na hlavní třídě

Kavárna na hlavní třídě (1954)

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Original Music Composer
Psí starosti

Psí starosti (1954)

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Original Music Composer
O světle

O světle (1953)

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Original Music Composer
Národní umělec Josef Lada

Národní umělec Josef Lada (1953)

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Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy (1952)

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Velké dobrodružství

Velké dobrodružství (1952)

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Original Music Composer
O pyšné noční košilce

O pyšné noční košilce (1952)

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Original Music Composer
Jak si pejsek s kočičkou dělali dort

Jak si pejsek s kočičkou dělali dort (1951)

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Original Music Composer
Jak si pejsek roztrhl kalhoty

Jak si pejsek roztrhl kalhoty (1951)

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Závistivá zvířátka

Závistivá zvířátka (1951)

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A B C

A B C (1951)

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Veselý souboj

Veselý souboj (1951)

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Alibi

Alibi (1951)

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V trestném území

V trestném území (1951)

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The Merry Circus

The Merry Circus (1951)

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Případ dr. Kováře

Případ dr. Kováře (1950)

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Original Music Composer
Papírové nocturno

Papírové nocturno (1949)

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Poděbrady

Poděbrady (1949)

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Original Music Composer
Byli jsme na dovolené

Byli jsme na dovolené (1949)

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Original Music Composer / Lyricist
Song of the Prairie

Song of the Prairie (1949)

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Love and the Zeppelin

Love and the Zeppelin (1948)

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Original Music Composer
O malých pro velké

O malých pro velké (1948)

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Composer
Andělský kabát

Andělský kabát (1948)

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Žijí mezi námi

Žijí mezi námi (1948)

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Original Music Composer
Závodník

Závodník (1948)

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The Gift

The Gift (1947)

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Original Music Composer
Hotovo, jedem

Hotovo, jedem (1947)

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Original Music Composer
Čtenáři a jejich svět

Čtenáři a jejich svět (1947)

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Original Music Composer
Muži ve fraku

Muži ve fraku (1947)

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Springman and the SS

Springman and the SS (1946)

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-04-27

Deathday
1964-01-20 (47 years old)

Birth Place
Prague, Czech Republic

Children
Jan Rychlík

Citizenships
Czechoslovakia

Also Known As
Jan Rychlik


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