Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music. Works 1983 Slzy (Tears); 1985-1988 Hudba hudbička (Music Sweet Music) for ensemble; 1988 Music for Retuned Instruments; 1989 Zvonění (Ringing) for solo percussion; Nocturne; 1990 L’Orch pour l’orch; 1990-1992 Netopýr (The Flying Dog); 1992 Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too; 1993 Trzy motywy pastoralne (Three pastoral motifs); 1993-1995 Rent a Ricercar; 1996 Euforium; Three pieces for retuned orchestra; 1996-1997 : Lullaby; 1998 8 pieces for guitar quartet; Autumn Thoughts for ensemble; 1999 Lieder ohne Worte und Passacaglia; Nešť for orchestra; Like Those Nicéan Barks of Yore for trombone and life electronics; 2000 Blue Note; Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews; Remix, Redream, Reflight; Houby a nebe (Mushrooms and Heaven), Czech text Petr Pavel Fiala and Martin Smolka; 2001 Geigenlieder, German text Christian Morgenstern and Bertolt Brecht; 2001-2003 Nagano - Opera, libretto Jaroslav Dušek and Martin Smolka; Observing the Clouds; 2002 Missa; Ach, mé milé c moll (Oh, my admired C minor); 2003 Solitudo; 2003-2004 Tesknice (Nostalgia); 2004 Hats in the Sky; For a Buck; 2005 Das schlaue Gretchen opera for children, libretto Klaus Angermann; 2006 Lamento metodico; Słone i smutne (Salt and Sad), Polish text Tadeusz Różewicz; Semplice; 2010 fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi) for saxophone, piano and percussion - written for Trio Accanto; Discography Hudba hudbička, ensemble AGON, Arta Records, Prague 1991 Music for Retuned Instruments, ensemble recherche, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 1991, WDR Köln 1991 Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, col legno München/SWF Baden-Baden, Donaueschinger Musiktage 1992 A v sadech korálů, jež slabě zrůžověly, Petr Matuszek - bariton, Martin Smolka - piano, Na prahu světla, Happy Music, Prague 1996 Rent a Ricercar, Flying Dog, For Woody Allen, Nocturne, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1997 Euphorium, Rain, a Window, Roofs, Chimneys, Pigeons and so... and Railway-Bridges, too, Music for Retuned Instruments, Ringing, AGON Orchestra, audio ego/Society for New Music Prague, 1998 Walden, the Distiller of Celestial Dews, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Meinhard Jenne – percussion, Rupert Huber - conductor, Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000 fff (Fortissimo feroce Fittipaldi), Trio Accanto, Wergo (forthcoming) External links http://www.martinsmolka.com/en/index.html - Homepage Extensive interview with Martin Smolka in English, on Opera Lively 1959 births 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers Czech classical composers Czech male classical composers Czech film score composers Male film score composers Living people