Background
Hrušovský was born in Bratislava, Slovakia (Czechoslovakia at the time).
Hrušovský was born in Bratislava, Slovakia (Czechoslovakia at the time).
There, he studied musicology, philosophy, and aesthetics at Comenius University (1947 – 1952).
He also studied composition at the Bratislava Conservatory (1947 – 1952) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (1952 – 1957), at both institutions with Alexander Moyzes. Hrušovský wrote a broad variety of musical compositions. He also wrote scientific articles about Slovak music and music education.
