Jan Novak

Jan Novak (1921-1984) was a Czech composer of classical music. He composed Schola Cantans (1998), Exercitia mythological (1968), and Vernalis temporis symphonia (1982), and music for films. Rafael Kubelik conducted Novak's arrangements of Dido and Mimus Magicus for the recording Vergil's Dido and Mimus Magicus (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1997).

Jan Novak's Books

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Vergil's Dido and Mimus Magicus

Composer: Jan Novak Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
Product Code: 3464
ISBN: 978-0-86516-346-1

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Composer Jan Novak's haunting choral rendition of Vergil's ancient poetry commences with the voice of Dido the queen, foreshadowing a tragic tale of love and duty. Widely acclaimed in Europe, Novak's Dido and Mimus Magicus is now available to American audiences in a CD recording and a 3-language libretto.