About Ivan Hrušovský
Lived 1927 – 2001 (aged 74). Ivan Hrušovský was a Czech composer, music educator, musicologist and music theorist.
Ivan Hrušovský (23 February 1927 – 5 October 2001) was a Slovak composer and educator.
Hrušovský was born in Bratislava, Slovakia (Czechoslovakia at the time). There, he studied musicology, philosophy, and aesthetics at Comenius University (1947 – 1952). He also studied composition at the Bratislava Conservatory (1947 – 1952) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (1952 – 1957), at both institutions with Alexander Moyzes.
Hrušovský wrote a broad variety of musical compositions. He also wrote scientific articles about Slovak music and music education.
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Who was Ivan Hrušovský?
Slovak composer and educator (1927-2001)
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Ivan Hrušovský was born on 23 February 1927 in Bratislava.
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Ivan Hrušovský died on 5 October 2001 in Bratislava.
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Ivan Hrušovský was a composer, music educator, musicologist and music theorist.
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Ivan Hrušovský was Czech.
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