1 7 0 8 ▁in ▁C ít ol ib y , ▁near ▁L oun y ▁– ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁in ▁C ít ol ib y ) ▁was ▁a ▁Boh em ian ▁composer ▁and ▁organ ist . ▁ ▁Life ▁Kop ř iva ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁mill er ▁V ác lav ▁Kop ř iva ▁( 1 6 7 2 – ? ), ▁from ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁village ▁Br lo h , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jud it ka ▁Ro z um ová ▁( 1 6 7 7 – ? ). ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁musical ▁education ▁from ▁his ▁god father ▁Martin ▁Anton ín ▁Kal ina , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁cant or ▁and ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁another ▁important ▁music ▁family ▁in ▁C ít ol ib y . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁Prag ue , ▁becoming ▁an ▁organ ist ▁at ▁the ▁Cr us aders ' ▁Church ▁and ▁studying ▁with ▁Franz ▁Joseph ▁D oll h opf . ▁ ▁There after ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cant or ▁and ▁organ ist ▁in ▁C ít ol ib y . ▁With ▁his ▁wife ▁Ter é zia , ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁K arel ▁Bla ž ej ▁Kop ř iva ▁and ▁Jan ▁J ách ym ▁Kop ř iva , ▁who ▁both ▁also ▁became ▁compos ers . ▁His ▁spiritual ▁compos itions ▁have ▁typical ▁bar o que ▁characteristics ▁and ▁they ▁employ ▁past oral ▁po ems ▁and ▁fol ks ongs . ▁His ▁notable ▁pup ils ▁include ▁Jan ▁Nep om uk ▁Vent , ▁Jan ▁Adam ▁Gal ina , ▁Jak ub