Gašper Mašek Explained

Gašper Mašek or Kašpar Mašek (6 January 1794  - 13 May 1873) was a Czech-Slovenian composer.

The son of Vincenc Mašek (1755–1831), he was born and spent his early life in Prague, where he also studied.^[1] He then made a career as a composer for the theater in Graz and Slovenia.^[2] He composed operas, operettas, church music, and cantatas.^[2] Among his works are the patriotic Slovenian Overture (1870).^[1] He died in Ljubljana.^{[1] [3]} His son Kamilo Mašek (1831–1859) was also a composer.

References

• Simpson/Peskova, "Kašpar Mašek". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Simpson . Adrienne . Mašek . The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians . Macmillan . London . 1995 . 11 . 746–747.
2. Book: Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž . Černušák . Gracián . Štědroň, Bohumír . Nováček, Zdenko . 1963 . Státní hudební vydavatelství . Prague . 62 . cs.
3. News: Iz Ljubljane . April 18, 2021 . Učiteljski tovariš . 11 . June 1, 1873 . 175 . Iz Ljubljane. Gosp Gašper Mašek je umerl..