Josef Neruda
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Josef Neruda was a Moravia
n organist and music teacher.
monastery. In his youth, he was a teacher assistant in Náměšť nad Oslavou
, besides his job he played in Haugwitz chapel and he also taught piano in Olomouc
. In 1832, he accepted an offer of vacant position of minister organist in Brno. He kept this position except short breaks for 36 years.
. Wilma Neruda
was a gifted violinist and a group of her supporters including Prince of Wales, later King Eduard VII, donated her a palazzo
in Asolo
, near Venice. From his sons, excelled especially cellist Franz Xaver Neruda
, who later became professor at the conservatories in Saint Petersburg
and Copenhagen
.
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n organist and music teacher.
Life
Josef Neruda learned basics of organ playing in RajhradRajhrad
Rajhrad is a town in Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 2,722 . There is a Benedictine monastery in the town....
monastery. In his youth, he was a teacher assistant in Náměšť nad Oslavou
Námešt nad Oslavou
Náměšť nad Oslavou is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 5,200 inhabitants.The town is known for "Little Charles Bridge", which is a smaller replica of the Charles Bridge in Prague. Náměšť nad Oslavou Castle is located on a neighbouring hilltop above the...
, besides his job he played in Haugwitz chapel and he also taught piano in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
. In 1832, he accepted an offer of vacant position of minister organist in Brno. He kept this position except short breaks for 36 years.
Family
Josef Neruda had ten children and all of them were very talented. For example, his daughter Amálie Neruda (married Wickenhauser, 1834–1890), talented pianist, studied Leoš JanáčekLeoš Janácek
Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and all Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style. Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research and his early musical output was influenced by...
. Wilma Neruda
Wilma Neruda
Wilma Neruda, Lady Hallé, originally Wilhelmine Maria Franziska Neruda was a Moravian violinist.-Biography:...
was a gifted violinist and a group of her supporters including Prince of Wales, later King Eduard VII, donated her a palazzo
Palazzo
Palazzo, an Italian word meaning a large building , may refer to:-Buildings:*Palazzo, an Italian type of building**Palazzo style architecture, imitative of Italian palazzi...
in Asolo
Asolo
Asolo is a town and comune in the Veneto Region of Northern Italy. It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings.-History:...
, near Venice. From his sons, excelled especially cellist Franz Xaver Neruda
Franz Xaver Neruda
Franz Xaver Neruda was a Danish cellist and composer of Moravian origin.-Life:...
, who later became professor at the conservatories in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
and Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.