Fučik Julius, *18 June 1872 Prague, †25 September 1916 Berlin, Czech composer and conductor. From 1884, he studied at the Prague Conservatory under L. Milde (bassoon) and K. Stecker (music theory), and later under A. Dvořák (composition). He was a bassoonist in Vienna, Prague, and Zagreb, and later a conductor of military bands in Sarajevo, Budapest, Terezin, and Berlin. In 1913, he founded his own music publishing company and orchestra in Berlin.
Fučik gained immense popularity in the Czech Republic with his marches and waltzes, in which he demonstrated his melodic ingenuity. Many of his works remain among the most frequently performed pieces of light music in the Czech Republic to this day; some have recently been recorded on albums.
Bitva u Custozzy for orchestra
Žívot, suite for orchestra
Concertino for piano and chamber ensemble
Trio for violin, cello, and harp
Missa in D
Requiem
overtures, including Marinarella, Sv. Hubertus, Miramare
numerous marches, including Florentinský pochod, Vjezd gladiátorů
waltzes, including Ideály snů
numerous works for wind ensembles
solo songs
