RUDOLF NOVACEK Composer signed card - Military Composer - Castaldo March 1887

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Scarce autographed 2.5" x 3.5" prepared thick, heavyweight blank card, Prague, October 29, 1887.
Novacek was one of the leading military bandleaders and composers in late 19th/early 20th century Bohemia.  His Castaldo March is still widely played by brass bands in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and Austria.
Rudolf Nováček (7 April 1860 – 11 August 1929) was a Czech composer, military conductor, and pedadogue.
Rudolf Nováček was born on 7 April 1860 in the village of Bela Crkva (now Serbia). He studied Timișoara music school and then Conservatory in Vienna. Nováček became conductor of 11th Battalion in Austro-Hungarian Army and then member of 12th Battalion. In 1884 he joined Artistic Organization in Prague along with other significant Czech composers as Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Fibich and Karel Bendl. In 1890 he became bandleader of 1st Cavalry Regiment in Sofia and then in 1891-1895 in Romanian Royal Guard in Bucharest. He worked as conductor and music teacher in many cities in Russia, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. After creation of Czechoslovakia, he had to become the director of the military school of the Czechoslovak Army. He died in 1929 in Prague after a botched  operation.
Partial list of works:
Marches
Pochod 74. pluku (74er Defilier Marsch)
Benedek Jubiläums Marsch, 1879
Defilir-March, op. 25
Castaldo, op. 40, Named after commander of 28th Battalion Ludwig Castaldo (1839-1910), one of the well-known marches in Central Europe.
Náš druhý milion, 1891
Na zdar naší výstavě
My plzeňští hoši
Koridor Marsch
Pochod generála Laudona (General Laudon Marsch)
Kde domov můj
Pozdrav ze Sofie
Pochod našich hochů
Kardief
Pochod ministra Národní obrany
Na prej
Ahoj!
Dance music
Kouzlo květů, polka francais
Hygea, polka
Velebínka, polka
Ples juristů, polka
Pohádková kouzla, waltz
Mezi bratry, polka mazur
České album taneční, walz
Other compositions
Osm pamětních lístků, Op. 1
Little Suite for Piano (collection for young Czech pianists)
Sonata for Violion
Concert For Violin
Romance for Cello and Piano, 1889
Sinfonietta for Wind Instruments 1888
Othello Incidental Prelude
Anyhow, it is highly authentic and another example of the unusual material in our Czech collection!
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