Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (died 1949)

Vítězslav Novák

Czech composer and pedagogue (1870–1949)

Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important example of Czech modernism. He worked towards a strong Czech identity in…