Johann Baptist Novak

Johann Baptist Novak (, 1756 – January 29, 1833) was a Slovene composer.

Life Novak was born in Ljubljana, at that time part of the Holy Roman Empire, 1756. He died in Ljubljana on January 29, 1833. Due to the quality of his music, the theatrical play approached opera in character. Along with some cantatas, this is one of Novak's more prominent musical works, most of which have been lost.

In 2007, Novak's "Birthday Cantata" ( 'Cantata for a Mother's Birthday or Namesday') was performed for the first time in Ljubljana. It is not known when it was written. It is preserved in the archives of the in Trieste. This cantata—written for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass accompanied by a small orchestra (flute, string quartet, and double bass) to a German text by an unknown author that celebrates maternal love—was written by Novak for the celebration of the birthday of a lady in some noble or wealthy bourgeois house.