{{short description|Canadian composer}} {{Infobox person | name = Milan Kymlicka | image = | caption = | birth_name = Milan Kymlička | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|5|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Louny]], Czechoslovakia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|10|9|1936|5|15|df=y}} | death_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | education = {{ubl|[[Academy of Performing Arts in Prague]] | [[Prague Conservatory]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Arranger|composer|conductor}} | years_active = | known_for = }} '''Milan Kymlicka''' (Czech: Milan Kymlička; 15 May 1936<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/10/arts/recordings-there-s-more-to-bohemian-music-than-dvorak.html "RECORDINGS; There's More to Bohemian Music Than Dvorak"]. ''New York Times'', Jun 10, 1990</ref> – 9 October 2008) was a [[Czechs|Czech]]-Canadian [[arranger]], [[composer]] and [[Conducting|conductor]]. He was known for his composition of [[film scores|film and television scores]],<ref>[http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2003/11/25/267380.html "Lavigne, Dion among Socan winners"]{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''London Free Press'', Angela Pacienza, 2003-11-25</ref> including those for the animated television series ''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert]]'', ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[Anatole (TV series)|Anatole]]'', ''[[The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Paddington Bear]]'' and the live-action television series ''[[Lassie (1997 TV series)|Lassie]]'' and ''[[Little Men (TV series)|Little Men]]''. He received a [[Genie Award]] in 1996 for his work on ''[[Margaret's Museum]]''.
==Early life== Kymlicka was born in [[Louny]], Czechoslovakia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000518023316/http://www.canoe.com/MusicHistoryMay/may15.html "This date in musical history, May 15"]. ''Canoe.ca''</ref> He earned degrees from the [[Academy of Performing Arts in Prague]] and the [[Prague Conservatory]]. At the latter institution he was a pupil of [[Emil Hlobil]].
==Career== Kymlicka began his work as a composer in his native country and by 1967, he had produced 20 [[film score]]s, a [[ballet]], a [[cello concerto]], several works for solo [[piano]], a number of [[string quartet]]s, and created the theme for an animated television series.<ref>[http://www.radio.cz/en/section/panorama/vecernicek-celebrates-40-years "Vecernicek celebrates 40 years"]. ''Radio Prague'', Kate L. Barrette, 14-07-2005</ref>
After the [[Prague Spring]] in 1968, Kymlicka emigrated to Canada, where he settled in [[Toronto]], Ontario.<ref name="Inc.1995">{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=SOCAN Awards Honor Bryan Adams|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|date=2 December 1995|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=47–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> By the early 1970s, he was working as a studio arranger/conductor at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. In 1974, Kymlicka became a naturalized Canadian citizen. That year, he arranged music for and conducted the [[Hamilton Philharmonic]], accompanying pop musician [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]];<ref name="Inc.1974">{{cite magazine|title=Talent in Action|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT17|date=8 June 1974|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=17–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> his arrangements were included on some of Thomas' recordings in the 1970s.<ref>[https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/6724485-ian-thomas-a-life-in-song/ "Ian Thomas: A Life in Song"]. ''Hamilton Spectator'', Jun 16, 2016 by Graham Rockingham</ref>
Kymlicka continued working as a composer, arranger, and conductor for film, television, and radio.<ref name="Inc.1995" /><ref>[https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/louisa-may-alcott-s-little-men-1117477456/ "Louisa May Alcott’s Little Men"]. ''Variety'', May 6, 1998</ref><ref>[http://reelingback.com/articles/in_search_of_sunny_days "In search of sunny days"].''Reeling Back'', Oct 17 2017</ref> His composition "Four Valses" was recorded by pianist [[Antonín Kubálek]] in New York.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/30/arts/recordings-acoustics-are-the-treasure-in-bank-s-hall.html "RECORDINGS; Acoustics Are The Treasure In Bank's Hall"]. ''New York Times'', Apr 30, 1989. Lawrence B. Johnson</ref>
Kymlicka died in Toronto in 2008. Among his last released works was ''[[Závoj tkaný touhami]]'' (originally by [[Tanita Tikaram]]), arranged for the 2008 album ''[[Ohrožený druh]]''.
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==External links== * [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/milan-kymlicka-emc "Milan Kymlicka"]. ''Encyclopedia of Music in Canada'', Historic Canada * {{IMDb name|id=0477426|name=Milan Kymlicka's filmography}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090116015252/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20081011.93172424/BDAStory/BDA/deaths Death notice]
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