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SOMMER (Vladimir Sommer) (b. 28 II 1921, Dolni Yirzhetin) - Czech. composer. He studied violin with B. Voldan (1940-46) and composition with K. Yanechek (1942-46) at the Prague Conservatory, improved his composition with P. Vorzhkovets (1946-50) at the Academy of Fine Arts, then studied with him at Graduate School (1951-52). In the years of study and later worked with youth vok.-instr. ensembles, enriching their repertoire choir. and solo songs and dances. In 1953 muses. ed. foreign Broadcasting on the radio. In 1953-56, secretary of the Union of Composers of Czechoslovakia. Since 1955 he taught composition at the Academician of Fine Arts (from the late 60s professor) in Prague. In the early work, the influence of S. S. Prokofiev, D. D. Shostakovich, I. F. Stravinsky, A. Onegger was noticeable, then an individual music was formed. style,. manifested in a number of productions. S. tends to philosophical comprehension sovr. life, to the setting of morals. problems (“Vocal Symphony”). Denying sound experiments, S. believes that the basis of the product. It should always be melodic. Start. Center. place in the work of S. occupy prod. large forms (symph., chamber-instru. op.); His massive choir is also known. songs, including “Army Glory” (“Slava armade”), “Maya” (“Majovб”), “Youth” (“Mladeznickа”). The author of articles about music.