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'''Tomáš Otčenáš''' was a [[Slovertia|Sloverti]] composer, conductor and pianist. Otčenáš was born in [[Brativas]] in the [[Slovertia|Kingdom of Slovertia]] in 1889. Although Otčenáš composed many works throughout his | '''Tomáš Otčenáš''' was a [[Slovertia|Sloverti]] composer, conductor and pianist. Otčenáš was born in [[Brativas]] in the [[Slovertia|Kingdom of Slovertia]] in 1889. Although Otčenáš composed many works throughout his long career he is best known as the man who composed the Sloverti National Anthem. | ||
Born in [[Brativas]] Otčenáš showed talent in music and the arts from a young age however his father emcouraged him to study law believing that the life of a musician was not respectable. Otčenáš disregarded his fathers wishes and began studying {{wp|composition}} in the Royal Conservatory in [[Brativas]]. | Born in [[Brativas]] Otčenáš showed talent in music and the arts from a young age however his father emcouraged him to study law believing that the life of a musician was not respectable. Otčenáš disregarded his fathers wishes and began studying {{wp|composition}} in the Royal Conservatory in [[Brativas]]. | ||
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Tomáš Otčenáš | |
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| Born | November 26, 1889 |
| Died | December 5, 1946 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Sloverti |
| Known for | Composing the Sloverti National Anthem |
| Style | 20th-century classical music |
Tomáš Otčenáš was a Sloverti composer, conductor and pianist. Otčenáš was born in Brativas in the Kingdom of Slovertia in 1889. Although Otčenáš composed many works throughout his long career he is best known as the man who composed the Sloverti National Anthem.
Born in Brativas Otčenáš showed talent in music and the arts from a young age however his father emcouraged him to study law believing that the life of a musician was not respectable. Otčenáš disregarded his fathers wishes and began studying composition in the Royal Conservatory in Brativas.
In 1915 Otčenáš co-founded the Sloverti Phillamonic Orchestra and briefly moved to Ziprata to found the Ziprata Opera House. After the death of his father in 1917 he returned home to Brativas where he began to teach composition at the Royal Conservatory. During this time Otčenáš became particularly enamoured with the Sloverti Republican Movement which greatly influenced his works and artistic expression.
Otčenáš began hosting Republican meetings in his home for which he was arrested in 1922. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison for holding an illegal gathering. During his time in prison Otčenáš wrote "Naša zem" which in years to come would be the national anthem of Slovertia. After his release he continued to teach composition at the Royal Conservatory. In the 1930's Otčenáš became interested in the idea of reviving Sloverti folk songs. These new renditions of Slovertia's past made up Otčenáš' composition Spätný pohľad.
The growth of the Republican movement in the 1940's sparked numerous compositions in favour of the movement the most famous of these is Národ pre nás všetkých along woth this the symphonic poem Severný kvet was written about his home city Brativas. At this time Otčenáš recieved threats from monarchist groups. He was fatally shot while stepping out of his home in December 1946 shortly before Slovertia became a republic.