Václav Nelhýbel
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Václav Nelhýbel (September 24, 1919 – March 22, 1996) was a Czech-American composer, mainly of works for student performers.
He was born the youngest of five children in Polanka, Czechoslovakia. He received his early musical training in Prague, going to both Prague University and Prague Conservatory. In 1942 he went to Switzerland, where he studied at University of Fribourg; after 1947 he taught there. In 1957 he came to the United States, where he taught at several schools, including the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the University of Scranton.
Most of his music is for wind instruments or concert band, and most is designed for student performers. He used non-functional modal writing, pandiatonicism, and motor rhythms extensively.
In addition to his works for winds, he wrote three ballets, three operas, and a symphony.
Reference
- James P. Cassaro: "Vaclav Nelhybel", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed June 20, 2005), [(subscription access)]
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