Emil Hlobil [SEP] place of death
Emil Hlobil
Emil Hlobil (11 October 1901 – 25 January 1987) was a twentieth century Czechoslovakian composer and music professor based in Prague.
Biography.
Hlobil was born in Veselí nad Lužnicí, but lived most of his life in Prague. Between 1924 and 1930 he studied at the Prague Conservatory under Josef Suk and Jaroslav Křička, and taught music and composition at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. He also taught at the Prague Conservatory (1941–58) before moving to the Academy. He married Czech painter Marie-
and the University of South Florida. He has served as Professor of Composition at the Florida State University College of Music in Tallahassee since the 1990–91 academic year.
Teachers: Emil Hlobil, Karel Janacek, Jiri Pauer.
Prizes and honors.
- Resident at the American Academy in Rome.
- UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers Prize in Paris for "Lament of a Warrior’s Wife" (1974)
- UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers Prize in Paris for "Concerto No.1 for Piano and Orchestra" (1978