Jake Worthington - Run (The Voice Performance)

KNITL (Knittl) Karel (4 X 1853, Polna, near Jihlava - 17 III 1907, Prague) - Czech. teacher, conductor, music. critic and composer. The son of the organist Caspar K. (1825-1882). He studied in 1875-79 at an organ school with F. Skugersky in Prague, where at the same time (1871-82) he taught music in the different. studentinstitutions. In 1879 he studied conducting with B. Smetana. In 1877-1890 and in 1897-1901 conductor and leader of the choir. Society "Verb Prague". In 1882-89 he taught organ playing and taught harmony at an organ school. Since 1889, professor at the Prague Conservatory (since 1901 administrative director, along with A. Dvořák - art director; in 1904-07 director); made a reform of teaching, reorganized the orchestra. Known as a theorist in the field of muses. pedagogy and author of works on the theory and history of music; He also performed as a musician. critic. Wrote a series of woks. produced, including the cantata "Song of the Ringing" ("Pisen about zvonu", 1875) and the 300th anniversary of the birth of J. Komensky (1892), choirs, romances, songs (including own texts). Sons K. - Vladimir K. (b. 1887) - music writer; Zdenek K. (1889-1955) - singer (tenor), director and translator.