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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: August Wilhelm Ambros, Franti ek Xaver Du ek, Jan Tausinger, Josef Paleni ek, Svatopluk Havelka, Marta Jira kova, Ji i Gemrot, Gideon Klein, Jan Klusak, Bohuslav Mat j ernohorsky, Rudolf Dellinger, Arthur Willner, Zden k Li ka, Evelyn Faltis, Ralph Benatzky, Jaroslav Kvapil, Vaclav Toma ek, Julie Reisserova, Jaromir Vejvoda, Lubo Fi er, Anatol Provaznik, Oskar Nedbal, Pavel Bo kovec, Franti ek Vaclav Mi a, Old ich Franti ek Korte, Bed ich Antonin Wiedermann, Walter Kaufmann, Karel Berman, Ji i Ignac Linek, Jaroslav idky, Ji i Pauer, Hana Vejvodova, Jan Novak, Ladislav Kubik, Zden k Pololanik, Adam Vaclav Michna z Otradovic, Ivana Loudova, Luka Hurnik, Miloslav I tvan, Josef Proksch, Vladimir Sommer, Josef Fiala, imon Brixi, Ilja Hurnik, Alois Provaznik, Karel Kova ovic, Jan Antonin Ko eluh, Jarmil Burghauser, Klement Slavicky, Jan Kunc, Otakar Jeremia, Vaclav Ka lik, Fanny Krumpholtz Pittar, Rudolf Karel, Josef Dessauer, Ka par Ma ek, Josef Pischna, Eduard Schon, Christian Benda, Jaroslav Doubrava, Jitka Sni kova, Ladislav Vycpalek, Leopold Eugen M chura, Jan oupal, Giorgio Koukl, Radoslav Kvapil, Jaroslav Kocian, Florentina Malla, Ond ej Soukup, Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, Jaroslav K i ka, Ond ej Chrysoponus Jevi sky, Felix Benda. Excerpt: Franti ek Xaver Du ek (Franz Xaver Duschek) (bapt. December 8, 1731 - February 12, 1799), was a Czech composer and one of the most important harpsichordists and pianists of his time. Du ek was born at Chot borky, near Jarom . He was taught the harpsichord in Vienna by Georg Christoph Wagenseil and established himself around 1770 in Prague as a successful keyboard teacher. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was his guest in his Villa Bertramka in Kosi e, just outside Prague, and finished at least two of his major works there: in 1787 the opera Don Giovanni and probably also La clem...
