František Tůma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

František Tůma

Czech composer

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1704

Place of Birth: Kostelec nad Orlicí, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1774

Profession: composer, conductor, organist, music pedagogue, viol player

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About František Tůma

  • František Ignác Antonín Tuma (Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohemia, 2 October 1704 – Vienna, 30 January 1774) was an important Czech composer of the Baroque era.
  • Born in Kostelec nad Orlici, Bohemia, he lived the greater part of his life in Vienna, first as director of music for Count Franz Ferdinand Kinsky, later filling a similar office for the widow of Emperor Karl VI.
  • He was an important late-baroque composer, organist, gambist and theorbist.

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