Marek Kopelent (born 28 April 1932) is a Czech contemporary composer, who is considered to be at the forefront of the "New Music" movement.Kopelent was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on 28 April 1932. From 1951 to 1955 he studied music composition under Czech composer Jaroslav Řídký at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.In 1959 he discovered the compositional styles of the Second Viennese School and the European avant-garde movement, and integrated both forms into his new style. The first piece to come to the attention of the musical world outside of Czechoslovakia was his 3rd string quartet (1963), in large part due to the interpretation of the piece by the Novák Quartet which performed it in its concerts throughout Europe.

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