Václav Trojan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Václav Trojan

Czech music educator and composer

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1983

Profession: composer, conductor, organist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Václav Trojan (24 April 1907, Plzen – 5 July 1983) was a Czech composer of classical music best known for his film scores.
Trojan studied composition at the Prague Conservatory under Jaroslav Kricka and Otakar Ostrcil from 1923 to 1927.
He continued his studies in the composition masterclasses of Alois Hába, Josef Suk and Vítezslav Novák until 1929.
A composer and arranger of dance and jazz music in the 1930s, he was a music director for Radio Prague from 1937 to 1945.
After the end of World War II, Trojan composed most frequently for film, stage and radio, and developed a close association with director Jirí Trnka, earning international fame for his music for Trnka's popular animated puppet films.
Trojan's music is mostly written in a neo-classical style, and he often drew inspiration from the traditions of Czech folk music.
In 1940 he was given the Czech National Prize for his remarkable children’s opera Kolotoc (‘The Merry-Go-Round’), and in 1960 the K.
Gottwald State Prize for his music for Sen noci svatojánské (‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’).