Jan Antonín Koželuh

Jan Antonín Koželuh (also Johann Antonin Kozeluch, Koscheluch, Jan Evangelista Antonín Tomáš;[1] 14 December 1738 – 3 February 1814) was a Czech composer from Velvary. He was a pupil of Josef Seger and studied under the Jesuits in Brenitz. He studied in Vienna under Christoph Willibald von Gluck and Florian Gassmann. In 1784, he became a concert master in St. Vitus Cathedral for thirty years and the organist at the Strahov Monastery. His works includes 45 Masses, a Requiem, an oratorio, two operas, four symphonies, and several woodwind concertos.[2] As one of the most respected Czech composers of his time, he also composed serious Italian operas: Allesandro nell' Indie was performed in 1769 and Demofoonte in 1772.

Jan Antonín Koželuh; portrait by Josef Mukařovský

He was the teacher of (his cousin) Leopold Kozeluch, whose name was originally also Jan Antonin Koželuh (but who changed his name, in 1773.)[3]

References
  1. Poštolka, Milan (2001). "Kozeluch, Johann Antonin". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press. ‎
  2. Oboe concerto in F major mentioned at imslp.org Accessed 25 September 2017
  3. "Leopold Kozeluch | Czech composer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

Bibliography
  • Van Boer, Bertil H.: Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period, p. 314. Scarecrow Press, 2012.


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