Kašpar Mašek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kašpar Mašek

Czech conductor, composer and organist

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1794

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 13-May-1873

Profession: composer, conductor, organist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kašpar Mašek or Gašpar Mašek (6 January 1794 – 13 May 1873) was a Czech-Slovenian composer. The son of Vincenc Mašek, he was born and spent his early life in Prague and his later life in Slovenia, where he had a successful career as a composer for the theater.
He composed operas, operettas, church music, and cantatas.
Among his works are the patriotic Slovenian Overture (1870).
He died in Ljubljana.
His son Kamilo Mašek (1831–1859) was also a composer.