Karel Blažej Kopřiva

Biography

Karel Blažej Kopřiva (or Karl Blasius Kopřiva; 9 February 1756 – 15 May 1785) was a Czech organist and composer. He came from a family of musicians.

Life and career

Kopřiva was born on 9 February 1756 in Cítoliby, Bohemia. He studied first with his father, the composer Václav Jan Kopřiva (1708–1789), and later with Josef Seger in Prague. Then he became organist at the Church of St. James the Great in Cítoliby. He is especially renowned for his numerous concertos and fairs.
His brother Jan Jáchym Kopřiva (1754–1792) was also a notable musician.
He died on 15 May 1785 in Cítoliby.

List of selected works

12 symphonies (lost)
8 organ concertos (one survived)
Missa Solemnis in Dis
Requiem in C
Motetti: Dictamina mea (in Dis), Gloria Deo (in D), Veni sponsa Christi (in D)
Offertorium O, magna coeli Domina (in C)
Arias: Ah, cordi trito (in Dis), Amoenitate vocum (in D), Quod pia voce cano (in Dis), Siste ultricem dexteram (in B)

Solo organ works (complete)

Prelude in C major
Fugue-pastorella in C major
Fugue in A flat major
Fugue in F minor
Fughetta after Handel in G major
Fuga supra cognomen DEBEFE in D minor
Fugue in A minor