Josef Suk (1874-1935), along with Vítězslav Novák, is one of the most famous modern Czech composers. While Novák was more taken with impressionism, Suk bridged the gap between late romantic and classical modernism as one of the greatest lyric poets in Czech music. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his wonderful music today.
From 1885 to 1892, Josef Suk studied violin at the Prague Conservatoire, and later in a masterclass for composition with Antonín Dvořák. For Suk, Dvořák was more than just a teacher, he was also his lifelong friend and mentor. In 1898 Suk married Dvořák’s daughter Otylka. Unfortunately, the family’s happiness did not last long, Dvořák died in 1904 and, tragically, his beloved Otylka one year later in 1905. These sad events had a fundamental influence on the second half of Suk’s work. The composer expressed his grief and loss in his symphony of mourning Asrael.
With three fellow students from the conservatoire, Josef Suk founded the chamber ensemble “The Czech Quartet”, which went down in music history as one of the most successful of its time. As second violinist, he performed in over 4,000 concerts all over the world. The quartet became world-class, and contributed a great deal to the standard of chamber music performance for generations to come.
From 1922, Suk was professor of the masterclass for composition at the Prague Conservatoire and later became director. His students included many important Czech composers, such as Jaroslav Ježek, Pavel Bořkovec and Bohuslav Martinů.
Although Suk’s work is not very extensive, with only 37 opuses, it is very unique. It combines the personal qualities of Josef Suk, human warmth, sensitivity and care, with Dvořák’s neo-romantic musical tradition, and his own melodic lyrics. His symphonic, piano, choral and chamber music works are held in particularly high esteem.
Edition Schott Violin-Bibliothek
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605919
Tondichtung
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Study Score 601
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 555908
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 146518
Simrock Original Edition
for: Flute [violin], violin, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 166862
– Staffelpreis auf Anfrage –
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 669891
Böhmischer Volkstanz für 5 Violinen, Kontrabass (Violoncello) und Schlagzeug (3 Spieler)
for: String orchestra, percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 146482
Simrock Original Edition
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 357563
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 172064
tje composer's arrangement for two clarinets and stringed instruments
for: 2 clarinets, 3 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 133305
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 161421
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298828
mit alternativer Version des Adagio (3. Satz) Takt 80-85
Simrock Original Edition
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 184619
Simrock Original Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 213827
Simrock Original Edition
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 155158
Simrock Original Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 175515
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 638565
Simrock Original Edition
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 357230
Symphonie c-Moll op. 27
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1015612
Suite from Radúz a Mahulena op. 13
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1015753
Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 755783
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 635250
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 357375
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 1383591
Allowed reprint
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1108961
March
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1108964
Book
Item no.: 176461
Carrying a bouquet
for: Flute [violin], violin, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 880594
Symphonic Poem
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1018183
Concert March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015763
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 162267
Kalmus Edition
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 490102
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 877975
Concert March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1011907
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1015746
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 1383021
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 868859
for string orchestra / string quintet (also performable with string quartet) (1-1-1-1-1)
Allowed reprint 1914
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1015761
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 961518
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 874811
Concert March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015720
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for: 3 soloists (SBarB), 2 mixed choirs, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1015774
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for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 555756
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 746199
for: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, double bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015717
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for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 554960
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 1383022
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 609563
on the Old Czech Choral “St. Wenceslas”
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 558886
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1015648
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