Václav Jind'ich Veit (German: Wenzel Heinrich Veit
1806 - 1864) was a Czech composer, copyist, pianist and
lawyer.
To pay tuition at a law school in Prague, Veit gave
music lessons. After earning his law degree and getting
a position as a legal clerk, Veit continued to teach
music and even started writing music. He wrote mostly
chamber music, and later on in his life wrote more and
more songs with texts in Czech, such as "Pozdravení
pěvcovo". He also wrote some church music,
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Václav Jind'ich Veit (German: Wenzel Heinrich Veit
1806 - 1864) was a Czech composer, copyist, pianist and
lawyer.
To pay tuition at a law school in Prague, Veit gave
music lessons. After earning his law degree and getting
a position as a legal clerk, Veit continued to teach
music and even started writing music. He wrote mostly
chamber music, and later on in his life wrote more and
more songs with texts in Czech, such as "Pozdravení
pěvcovo". He also wrote some church music,
including a setting of the Te Deum and a couple of
masses. Although he wrote some orchestral music, such
as a violin concertino and a parody of Berlioz's
Symphonie fantastique, Veit only wrote one symphony, in
E minor, which is however considered "a notable
milestone in the development of the Czech symphonic
style.
Although originally created for accompanied chorus, I
created this arrangement for Woodwinds (Flute, Oboe,
Clarinet, English Horn, Bassoon), Brass (Alto Horn &
French Horn) and String Ensemble (Violins, Viola,
Cello, Bass & Contrabass).