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Alois Jelen

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55: 20: 86:, where Jelen worked as a singer, from the age of nine. He was, however, orphaned at the age of twelve, so he was left to rely on his own personal resources and whatever patronage he could obtain. He later found a position as a tenor in the choir at the 108:
for four years. It soon became a major contributor to the promotion of Czech culture. After leaving the Akademie he worked as a private music teacher and music manager, at various churches and associations; notably at the
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constituency. In 1849, he was appointed Director of the archives at the Ministry of the Interior, and moved to Vienna with his family. He would, however, continue to be a regular visitor to Prague.
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He displayed musical talent at an early age, so his father, a school teacher, sent him to Prague for his primary education. His first musical lessons were provided by the composer,
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After completing his education, in 1824, he took a position as a civil servant with the
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In 1840, he established the choir at the Žofínská (Sophien) Akademie and served as its
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During one of those trips, he died suddenly and was buried in the
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and interred with his daughter-in-law's family (Chourových).
124:. His best known composition comes from this period; " 128:" (Light up the Golden Sun for Me), set to words by 169:district. In 1887, his remains were transferred to 176:A street is named after him, near his birthplace. 212:Abgeordnete zum ersten Österreichischen Reichstag 150:. That same year, he stood as a candidate in the 8: 120:, a nationalist organization promoting the 58:Jelen in the role of "Max", from the opera 42:) was a composer and archivist from the 53: 18: 195: 193: 191: 189: 185: 289:Members of the Imperial Diet (Austria) 237:, heslo Jelen, Alois. Sv. 13, str. 198 7: 314:Composers from the Austrian Empire 279:People from the Kingdom of Bohemia 250:@ Souborný katalog České republiky 152:Cisleithanian legislative election 142:He became heavily involved in the 14: 319:Scholars from the Austrian Empire 274:People from Světlá nad Sázavou 46:. He was a Czech nationalist. 1: 88:Church of Our Lady before Týn 146:, and was active during the 284:Old Czech Party politicians 335: 248:List of works about Jelen 126:Zasviť mi ty slunko zlaté 23:Alois Jelen; portrait by 304:Czech choral conductors 154:and was elected to the 144:Czech National Revival 130:Karel Drahotín Villani 68: 28: 26:Jozef Božetech Klemens 57: 22: 309:Czech civil servants 294:Czech male composers 235:Ottův slovník naučný 171:Prague-East District 139:, a Czech nobleman. 158:, representing the 148:Revolutions of 1848 84:St. Nicholas Church 38:– 15 October 1857, 95:Kingdom of Bohemia 69: 36:Světlá nad Sázavou 29: 200:Biographical data 326: 299:Czech archivists 214: 209: 203: 197: 138: 119: 111:Měšťanská beseda 81: 334: 333: 329: 328: 327: 325: 324: 323: 254: 253: 244: 231: 229:Further reading 218: 217: 210: 206: 198: 187: 182: 132: 113: 75: 52: 44:Austrian Empire 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 332: 330: 322: 321: 316: 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 256: 255: 252: 251: 243: 242:External links 240: 239: 238: 230: 227: 226: 225: 216: 215: 204: 202:@ SVK v Kladně 184: 183: 181: 178: 122:Czech language 66:Antonín Machek 64:. Portrait by 61:Der Freischütz 51: 48: 34:(11 May 1801, 16:Czech composer 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 331: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 261: 259: 249: 246: 245: 241: 236: 233: 232: 228: 223: 220: 219: 213: 208: 205: 201: 196: 194: 192: 190: 186: 179: 177: 174: 172: 168: 163: 161: 157: 156:Imperial Diet 153: 149: 145: 140: 136: 131: 127: 123: 117: 112: 107: 102: 100: 96: 91: 89: 85: 79: 74: 73:Vincenc Mašek 67: 63: 62: 56: 49: 47: 45: 41: 37: 33: 27: 21: 234: 207: 175: 164: 141: 125: 103: 92: 70: 59: 31: 30: 269:1857 deaths 264:1801 births 224:@ Osobnosti 133: [ 114: [ 106:choirmaster 99:diplomatics 76: [ 32:Alois Jelen 258:Categories 180:References 222:Biography 167:Prague 20 50:Biography 160:Vlašim 40:Prague 137:] 118:] 82:, at 80:] 260:: 188:^ 135:cs 116:cs 90:. 78:cs

Index


Jozef Božetech Klemens
Světlá nad Sázavou
Prague
Austrian Empire

Der Freischütz
Antonín Machek
Vincenc Mašek
cs
St. Nicholas Church
Church of Our Lady before Týn
Kingdom of Bohemia
diplomatics
choirmaster
Měšťanská beseda
cs
Czech language
Karel Drahotín Villani
cs
Czech National Revival
Revolutions of 1848
Cisleithanian legislative election
Imperial Diet
Vlašim
Prague 20
Prague-East District


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