Jiří Teml


Jiří Teml is a Czech composer and radio producer.
Born in Vimperk, Teml studied music theory and composition with Bohumil Dušek and Jiří Jaroch during the 1960s and early 1970s while working as an economist. His first major success as a composer came with his Fantasia appassionata for organ which took third prize at the 1972 Prague Spring Festival. In 1976, he became the head of music and a radio producer at Plzeň Radio. He left in 1980 to join the staff of Czech Radio 3 in Prague, where he worked as a producer of programs of classical music for over 20 years.
A prolific composer, Teml's output includes several symphonies, concertos, song cycles, choral works, children's operas, chamber music, art songs, and works for solo organ and piano. His writing displays an influence of Czech folk music and for many years, he has collaborated with the Plzeň Radio folk ensemble.

Selected works

;OrchestralSuita giocosa for chamber orchestra
  • Symphony No.1 "Lidé a prameny" for string orchestra, harp and timpani Tři promenády
  • Concerto Grosso "Pocta Händlovi" for chamber orchestra
  • Symphony No.2 "Válka s mloky" Capriccia for chamber orchestra Jubilejní variace – Symfonická věta k poctě B. Martinů, Symphonic Movement Písecké divertimento for chamber orchestra Epitaph, Symphonic Movement for string orchestra and percussion Omaggi – Festive Music for Pilsen for chamber orchestra Legenda "Zakladatelé kláštera v Disentis" for string orchestra, harp and percussion
  • Symphony No.3 "Kafka" in One Movement Enigma vitae "Hommage à Leoš Janáček"
;ConcertanteFantasie for clarinet and chamber orchestra Toccata for violin and orchestra
  • Concerto for violin and orchestra
  • Concertino for cello, string orchestra, piano and percussion Fantasie-Concerto for violin, harp and orchestra
  • Concerto No.1 for organ with string orchestra, trumpets and percussion
  • Concertino "Hommage à Vivaldi" for oboe and chamber orchestra
  • Concerto No.2 for organ with brass and percussion
  • Concerto Grosso No.2 for two violins, cello and string orchestra
  • Concerto Grosso No.3 for flute, bassoon and string orchestra Concerto Rustico for hammered dulcimer and string orchestra
  • Double Concerto "Zwei Schattensteine" for 2 clarinets and orchestra
  • Concerto for harpsichord and chamber orchestra
;Chamber music
  • String Quartet No.1 Balletto per due, 2 Suite of Short Pieces for oboe and bassoon Komorní hudba for oboe and piano Miniatures, 6 Compositions for accordion Pět kusů for clarinet solo Šest houslových duet Divertimento for violin, cello and piano Čtyři malé studie for violin, guitar and accordion Maňáskové divadlo for nonet Tři bagately for oboe, clarinet, violin and piano Čtyři invence for violin and guitar Dramatické scény for trumpet and piano Tři kusy ''"Vivat Stravinskij", String Quartet No.2
  • Wind Quintet No.2 Dřevěná muzika for soprano recorder, violin and percussion Kolokvia, 5 Short Pieces for oboe, clarinet and bassoon Monolog for viola solo Trittico for cornet and organ Teatro piccolo for bassoon and piano Obelisk, Concert Fantasia for violin and piano Triptych for horn and organ Klarinetový špalíček, 6 Easy Pieces for 2 clarinetsKaligramy, 7 compositions for harp Mozaika, Concertant Music for violin and piano Pantomima for flute and piano Rituál for flute, bass clarinet and piano
  • String Quartet No.3 "Fantastické scény" Rozmarné léto, Musical Joke for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass Meditace a rozkoše, 2 Movements for viola and harpsichord after Jan Zrzavý Shakespearovské motivy for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord Příběh s happyendem for flute and harp Tři skladby for organ and percussion Trio gaio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon Hommage à Simenon for bass clarinet and piano Kaleidoskop, Concert Music for violin and piano Pidluke, padluke, Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn and bassoon Reliéf, Capriccio for violin and piano
  • String Quartet No.4 "Divertimento" Dvě invence for nonet and percussion Metamorfózy for flute, clarinet, piano, double bass and percussion Partita for violin solo Dvě folklórní studie for flute, viola and harp Hommage à Michelangelo for organ, brass quintet and percussion Dva obrázky z Bertramky for violin, cello and piano Taneční suita for 2 saxophones, 2 horns, double bass and percussion David a Goliáš for flute and organ Partita for flute, violin, cello and piano Divertimento for violin and viola Divertimento Rustico for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet Čtyři miniatury for string trio Epigramy for flute, violin and piano Čtyři nálady for violin and cello Cesta ke světlu for 2 violins Hudba k vernisáži for 2 violins Karlovarské obrázky for flute and piano Malá galerie for accordion and cello Strnadela for flute, violin and piano Krumlovské maškary, Suite for transverse flute and harpsichord Přišla k nám radostná novina for 2 violins Půjdem spolu do Betléma, Christmas Carols for cello and percussion Fantazie a rondo for oboe and violin Komorní hudba for viola and piano Šumavské variace for 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass Čtvero denních dob aneb Vivaldi v Čechách for 2 violins Mozartovská křižovatka for 2 violins
;HarpsichordCommedia dell'arte Diptych Pět tanců
;OrganFantasia Appassionata Tři ritornely Alchymisté, 6 compositions Responsoria Rapsodie Concertino for organ and wind quintet Mysterium sacrum Fantasietta – Hommage à Buxtehude
;PianoHudbička, Pieces for children Pět malých etud Čtyři věty
;ReciterZelená flétna, Melodrama on Verses of Miroslav Florian for reciter, flute, viola and harp Halasení, Melodrama for reciter and piano ; poetry by František HalasDivadlo svět, Melodrama on text of William Shakespeare for reciter and harpsichord Lásko, Melodrama for reciter, flute and viola
;VocalJízda na luční kobylce, 5 Songs for baritone and piano ; words by Miroslav FlorianCigánské melodie for baritone and orchestra Elckerlijc-Mariken van Nieumeghen, Cantata-Miracle for alto, tenor, baritone, reciter, chamber ensemble and organ Sonety, Song Cycle for baritone and chamber orchestra ; words by William ShakespeareSapientia I., Songs on Latin texts for baritone and piano Sapientia II., Song Cycle on Latin texts for baritone and piano Ave Maria for soprano, clarinet and piano, or for children's chorus and organ Sapientia III., Song Cycle on Latin texts for mezzo-soprano and harp Moudrého Katona mravní poučování for mezzo-soprano and harpsichord
;ChoralTři žertovné madrigaly for soprano, alto and female chorus Ach ta vojna, vojna, Cycle on folk texts for mixed chorus and piano Tři písničky pod pantoflem on words from Moravian folk poetry for mixed chorus a cappella Opavské písničky for girl's chorus and piano Šest písniček ze studánky on Czech folk poetry for girl's chorus, violin and percussion Čtyři moravské písničky on Moravian folk poetry for girl's chorus and flute Vodní muzika, Cantata for baritone, children's chorus, flute, viola, harp and percussion ; text by Vladimír ŠeflTři negalantní kuplety for male chorus a cappella ; words by Jiří Žáček, Václav Hons and Jiří ChumDen přeslavný jestr k nám přišel for soloists, mixed chorus, brass quintet, organ and percussion Nová píseň o velké povodni v Sušici, Cantata for baritone, mixed chorus, viola, clarinet and percussion Ave for mixed chorus a cappella Credo, Cycle for baritone and mixed chorus a cappella ; words by Jan TůmaLaudetur Jesus Christus for mixed chorus a cappella Dva svatobné for male chorus a cappella to Slovak folk poetry Missa piccola for mixed chorus and violin Sapientia IV., Settings on Latin texts for mixed chorus a cappella Hohes Lied for mixed chorus a cappella Vonička, Cycle of mixed choruses to folk poetry
;Music for childrenPětilístek, Children's choruses with piano accompaniment on texts by Czech authors Všelijaké písničky for children's chorus and piano on texts by Czech authors Škola, Micro-Cantata for soloists, children's chorus and piano ; text by Jaroslav CyrusSluníčko, Song Collection for pre-school children Písničky z trávy for children's chorus and violin solo Ptačí rozhlásek, Cantata for child soloist, children's chorus and small instrumental ensemble ; words by Václav FischerCirkus Rámus, 3 Songs for children's chorus and piano Kolotoč, 4 Songs for children's chorus and piano ; words by Václav FischerSplnilo se Písmo svaté, Christmas Songs and Carols for children's chorus, chamber orchestra and organ Žalm 136 for children's chorus and string orchestra Svatá noc, Christmas Songs and Carols for children's chorus, orchestra and organ
;Children's operaCísařovy nové šaty ; libretto by Jan Tůma after the story by Hans Christian AndersenKocour v botách'' for soloists, chorus and chamber orchestra ; libretto by Jan Tůma and Eliška Hrubá