Theodor Schaefer


Theodor Schaefer was a Czech composer and pedagogue.

Life

Theodor Schaefer was born in Telč on 23 January 1904. During 1922–1926, he studied composition with Jaroslav Kvapil and conducting with František Neumann at the Brno Conservatory. He continued his music education at the Prague Conservatory where he studied composition under Vítězslav Novák. During 1930–1934, he taught at the Municipal Music School in Kutná Hora. In 1934, Schaefer moved to Brno where he taught composition and music theory, first at the private music school of Václav Kaprál and later at the Brno Conservatory. In 1959, Schaefer became a professor of composition at the Janáček Academy of Music in Brno. For several years he also conducted Brněnské orchestrální sdružení and Brno Radiojournal Ensemble. During 1960s he served as chair of the Union of Czechoslovak Composers and was instrumental in founding the Brno International Music Festival. Theodor Schaefer died on 19 March 1969 in Brno.

Selected works

;Stage
;Orchestral
;Concertante
;Chamber music
;Piano
;Choral
;Vocal