• 1946 – 1950

    Comenius University Philosophical Faculty in Bratislava (musicology, aesthetics), 1953 title of PhDr., doctoral work Zakladatelia českej modernej hudby vo svetle kritiky na Slovansku (The Founders of Czech Modern Music in the Light of Critical Opinion in Slovakia)

  • 1951 – 1960

    worked in Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava, 1951-1953 music editor on the editorial board of so-called mixed programmes, 1954-1958 chief editor in the department of folk music, 1958-1960 editor in the music education section (programme on contemporary Slovak music, Music for All)

  • 1954 – 1969

    external pedagogue at the Conservatory in Bratislava (taught history of music, aesthetics, musical analysis, folk music)

  • 1960 – 1974

    head of production and archivist of the Slovak Music Fund; prepared and realised more than 1,000 premiere titles from all genres of Slovak music

  • 1970

    together with Ladislav Leng and Viliam Fedor, founder of the Slovak Society for Musical Education and editor of its journal

  • 1974 – 1981

    head of documentation of musical works in the Slovak Authors’ Protection Union (SOZA), until retirement

In his research he focused on questions of music criticism and music terminology and engaged in reflection on Slovak musical compositionss and documentation of Slovak works.

He collaborated with Janko Matuš­ka and Pavol Tonkovič, taking an active part in the foundation of the Folk Art Creativity Group, and prepared numerous radio programmes, many of which became fundamental programmes of their kind, e.g. programmes on East Slovakian folklore.

He compiled Hudobný terminologický slov­ník (Dictionary of Musical Terminology, 1997), and wrote entries for the lexicon 100 slovenských skladateľov (100 Slovak Composers, 1998). Currently he is working on about 200 entries for the lexicon Osobnosti Slovenska – Umenie – Hudba (Slovak Personalities – Art – Music).

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