Background
Burghauser, Jarmil Michael was born on October 21, 1921 in Pisek, Czechoslovakia. Son of Frantisek Viktor Mokry and Zdenka Burghauser.
composer musicologist choir director
Burghauser, Jarmil Michael was born on October 21, 1921 in Pisek, Czechoslovakia. Son of Frantisek Viktor Mokry and Zdenka Burghauser.
Diploma, Prague Conservatory of Music, 1944. Master class diploma, Prague Conservatory of Music, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, 1991.
After the short-lived Prague Spring, he incurred the disfavor of his country"s Communist regime and had to adopt the pseudonym Michal Hájků in order to write a series of compositions in a style which evoked earlier periods of music, called Storie apocrifa della musica Boema. The works of Antonín Dvořák are commonly referred to today by their Burghauser numbers (as an alternative to the often confusing or absent opus numbers), which come from an authoritative chronological catalog Burghauser prepared of Dvořák"s œuvre. Burghauser has helped greatly to clear up this confusion.
Chief scout, chairman honorary troop Czech Scout Organization, Prague. Member Antonin Dvorak Society (president since 1954), Dvorak Society Great Britain (vice president since 1975), Czech Composer's Guild (chairman 1968-1969, 90-93).
Married Vlada Sourkova, November 30, 1946 (divorced).