Czech Music has along and glorious history. Czech Music was mainly derived from high-culture opera and symphony and the folk music. Some of the important characteristics of Czech music is cross-pollination and diversity. The composers of music in the Czech Republic were mainly influenced by folk music, jazz and bluegrass music. In the recent times, pop music has become very popular in Czech. The traditional music of Czech republic mainly comprises of the folk music of Bohemia and Moravia
The history of Czech Music can be broadly divided into six parts: music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras. Some of the great composers of Czech Music of the 20th Century are Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Bohuslav Martinu, Pavel Borkovec, Leos Janacek, Bohuslav Martinu, Jaroslav Jezek, Otakar Zich, Vitezslav Novak and many more.
Some of the Czech musical rock bands that experimented with various forms of music and became ver popular are Abraxas, Burma Jones, Jeff Biograf Band, Golden Cadillac, Hypnotix, Duniva Katerina, Laura a jeji tygri (Laura and Her Tigers), Ivan Mladek and Band etc.
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