Kamilo Mašek

Kamilo Mašek
Born
Camillo Leopold Bernhard Maschek

(1831-07-11)July 11, 1831
Ljubljana, Austrian Empire
DiedJune 29, 1859(1859-06-29) (aged 27)
Sankt Stefan ob Stainz, Austrian Empire
OccupationComposer

Kamilo Mašek (11 July 1831 – 29 June 1859) was a Slovenian music composer of Czech descent.

Life

Mašek was born on 11 July 1831 in Ljubljana, Austrian Empire, and baptized Camillo Leopold Bernhard Maschek.[1] He was the son of the Czech-born Slovenian composer Gašper Mašek. Mašek introduced more Romantic influence into Slovenian music.[2] His compositions include various sacred works.[3]

He died of tuberculosis in Sankt Stefan ob Stainz on 29 June 1859.[4]

Works

  • Overture to the melodrama Judith (1854), for orchestra
  • Polkas for wind orchestra
  • Divertimento for two violas, two cellos and double bass (1854)
  • Fantasy for piano and melofon
  • Choral Music: The Lake
  • Songs, a wreath of songs on texts by France Prešeren

References

  1. ^ Tauf-Register. Ljubljana – Sv. Nikolaj. 1820–1835. p. 118. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Josip Andreis; Slavko Zlatić (1959). Yugoslav music. growing national awakening and stirring resulted in romanticism which was introduced into music by Kamilo Masek (1831-1859)
  3. ^ Franz Metz (2003). Die Kirchenmusik in Südosteuropa [Church Music in Southeast Europe, 2003:]. Der einzige slowenische Komponist dieser Zeit, mit dem man Elze vergleichen kann, war Kamilo Masek (1831-59). Leider starb Masek schon im Jahre 1859. Er war der Nachkomme einer sehr bekannten tschechischen Musikerfamilie. [The only Slovenian composer of this period with whom Elze can be compared was Kamilo Masek (1831-59). Unfortunately, Masek died in 1859. He was a descendant of a very well-known Czech family of musicians.]
  4. ^ Sterbregister. St. Stefan ob Stainz: Matricula Online. 1853–1877. p. 134. Retrieved 22 October 2025.