Jan Nepomuk Václav Vocet (1777-1843)
- Koncert pro klarinet in Es-Dur
Performers: Emil Drápela (clarinet); Státní filharmonie Brno; Tomáš Hanus (conductor)
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Bohemian organist and composer. He emerged from a family steeped in
musical tradition. In 1799 he married Veronika Hájková, with whom he had
six children, in Mirotice, a city where he worked briefly as regens
chori. In 1801 he was appointed as choir director at St. Nicholas
Cathedral in České Budějovice in a post he held the rest of his life. He
nurtured local musical talent by forming an amateur ensemble that would
eventually become the city's premier musical group. This ensemble
played a vital role in civic life, performing at important ceremonies,
including those in the historic Good City. On 17 April 1819 he married
for a second time Jana Nepomucena Laubová, with whom he had three
children, and on 29 August 1837 he married for a third time Rosalia
Zátková. As a composer, his huge output of over 1900 works, primarily
sacred, includes twenty-four masses, numerous arias, litanies, and
graduals, showcasing his mastery of liturgical music in the tradition of
classical style. He also composed dance music.
