Johann Baptist Novak
Slovene composer (1756-1833)
Johann Baptist Novak (Slovenized: Janez Krstnik Novak, c. 1756 – January 29, 1833) was a Slovene composer.
Life
Novak was born in Ljubljana, at that time part of the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1756. He died in Ljubljana on January 29, 1833.
Career
He made his living as an official in the provincial administration, but at the same time he actively participated in Ljubljana's musical life as a singer, violinist, and composer. Novak was one of the rare representatives of musical classicism in the Slovene territory. He was one of the founding members of the Ljubljana Philharmonic Society in 1794. He participated in the society's orchestra (the predecessor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra) as its concertmaster in 1799 and 1800, and from 1808 to 1825 he was the artistic director of this ensemble.
In 1790 he composed incidental music titled Figaro to Linhart's play Ta veseli dan ali Matiček se ženi.
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