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.
Allowed reprint
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1108961
Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755783
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298828
on the Old Czech Choral “St. Wenceslas”
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 558886
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Repertoire Explorer
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 554960
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 368341
Simrock Original Edition
for: Flute [violin], violin, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 166862
Summer Tale
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Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344899
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1015760
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 695328
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1015635
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 868859
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 559680
1907 - 1935
Simrock Original Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 159520
Simrock Original Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 175515
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 357375
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113597
aus der szenischen Musik zu Märchen Raduz und Mahulena
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 473174
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609556
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1383021
Simrock Original Edition
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 155158
Simrock Original Edition
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 357230
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1615872
Concert March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015720
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1108965
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 609563
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1015687
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695333
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746201
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746202
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1015680
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695332
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1344522
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1007680
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695331
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746200
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746204
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746203
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Repertoire Explorer
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1344484
aus der Suite op. 21
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1015667
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Repertoire Explorer
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1344235
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695329
Vergessene Kammermusik – wieder entdeckt
for: String orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695330
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