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Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928) is a Czechoslovakian composer 

Janácek was brought up in a musical family and learned the organ from an early age. He became a choirmaster at the cathedral of Omomou and later, conductor of the Brno Orchestra. His musical development was very slow, and he did not do his best work until he was over forty. In the last twelve years of his life he composed his finest operas and orchestral works.

Janácek wrote melodies that sounded like the folk tunes of his country. He also used folk dance rhythms in his music.

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