Robert Kurka
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert Frank Kurka, Robert F. Kurka
American musician and composer (1921–1957)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The good soldier Schweik
- Collection for the student pianist
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- Listeners
- 160
- Total plays
- 1,323
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Robert Frank Kurka (December 22, 1921 – December 12, 1957) was an American composer, who also taught and conducted his own works. He is probably best known for the instrumental suite The Good Soldier Schweik, published in 1956, and the subsequent opera of the same name, written just before his death and first performed at the New York City Opera on April 23, 1958. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Kurka">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cicero
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- Queens College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
Show 4 more facts
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1921-12-22
- date of death
- 1957-12-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
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