# Milan Kymlicka

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Canadian composer

Milan Kymlicka Born Milan Kymlička (1936-05-15)15 May 1936 Louny, Czechoslovakia Died 9 October 2008(2008-10-09) (aged 72) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Education Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Prague Conservatory Occupations Arranger composer conductor

**Milan Kymlicka** (Czech: Milan Kymlička; 15 May 1936[1] – 9 October 2008) was a [Czech](/source/Czechs)-Canadian [arranger](/source/Arranger), [composer](/source/Composer) and [conductor](/source/Conducting). He was known for his composition of [film and television scores](/source/Film_scores),[2] including those for the animated television series *[Rupert](/source/Rupert_(TV_series))*, *[Babar](/source/Babar_(TV_series))*, *[Anatole](/source/Anatole_(TV_series))*, *[The Busy World of Richard Scarry](/source/The_Busy_World_of_Richard_Scarry)* and *[The Adventures of Paddington Bear](/source/The_Adventures_of_Paddington_Bear)* and the live-action television series *[Lassie](/source/Lassie_(1997_TV_series))* and *[Little Men](/source/Little_Men_(TV_series))*. He received a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) in 1996 for his work on *[Margaret's Museum](/source/Margaret's_Museum)*.

## Early life

Kymlicka was born in [Louny](/source/Louny), Czechoslovakia.[3] He earned degrees from the [Academy of Performing Arts in Prague](/source/Academy_of_Performing_Arts_in_Prague) and the [Prague Conservatory](/source/Prague_Conservatory). At the latter institution he was a pupil of [Emil Hlobil](/source/Emil_Hlobil).

## Career

Kymlicka began his work as a composer in his native country and by 1967, he had produced 20 [film scores](/source/Film_score), a [ballet](/source/Ballet), a [cello concerto](/source/Cello_concerto), several works for solo [piano](/source/Piano), a number of [string quartets](/source/String_quartet), and created the theme for an animated television series.[4]

After the [Prague Spring](/source/Prague_Spring) in 1968, Kymlicka emigrated to Canada, where he settled in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario.[5] By the early 1970s, he was working as a studio arranger/conductor at the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). In 1974, Kymlicka became a naturalized Canadian citizen. That year, he arranged music for and conducted the [Hamilton Philharmonic](/source/Hamilton_Philharmonic), accompanying pop musician [Ian Thomas](/source/Ian_Thomas_(Canadian_musician));[6] his arrangements were included on some of Thomas' recordings in the 1970s.[7]

Kymlicka continued working as a composer, arranger, and conductor for film, television, and radio.[5][8][9] His composition "Four Valses" was recorded by pianist [Antonín Kubálek](/source/Anton%C3%ADn_Kub%C3%A1lek) in New York.[10]

Kymlicka died in Toronto in 2008. Among his last released works was *[Závoj tkaný touhami](/source/Z%C3%A1voj_tkan%C3%BD_touhami)* (originally by [Tanita Tikaram](/source/Tanita_Tikaram)), arranged for the 2008 album *[Ohrožený druh](/source/Ohro%C5%BEen%C3%BD_druh)*.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["RECORDINGS; There's More to Bohemian Music Than Dvorak"](https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/10/arts/recordings-there-s-more-to-bohemian-music-than-dvorak.html). *New York Times*, Jun 10, 1990

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lavigne, Dion among Socan winners"](http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2003/11/25/267380.html)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]. *London Free Press*, Angela Pacienza, 2003-11-25

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["This date in musical history, May 15"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000518023316/http://www.canoe.com/MusicHistoryMay/may15.html). *Canoe.ca*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Vecernicek celebrates 40 years"](http://www.radio.cz/en/section/panorama/vecernicek-celebrates-40-years). *Radio Prague*, Kate L. Barrette, 14-07-2005

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Inc.1995_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Inc.1995_5-1) Larry LeBlanc (2 December 1995). ["SOCAN Awards Honor Bryan Adams"](https://books.google.com/books?id=NA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47). *Billboard*. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 47–. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Inc.1974_6-0)** ["Talent in Action"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT17). *Billboard*. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 8 June 1974. pp. 17–. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ian Thomas: A Life in Song"](https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/6724485-ian-thomas-a-life-in-song/). *Hamilton Spectator*, Jun 16, 2016 by Graham Rockingham

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Louisa May Alcott’s Little Men"](https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/louisa-may-alcott-s-little-men-1117477456/). *Variety*, May 6, 1998

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["In search of sunny days"](http://reelingback.com/articles/in_search_of_sunny_days).*Reeling Back*, Oct 17 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["RECORDINGS; Acoustics Are The Treasure In Bank's Hall"](https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/30/arts/recordings-acoustics-are-the-treasure-in-bank-s-hall.html). *New York Times*, Apr 30, 1989. Lawrence B. Johnson

## External links

- ["Milan Kymlicka"](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/milan-kymlicka-emc). *Encyclopedia of Music in Canada*, Historic Canada

- [Milan Kymlicka's filmography](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477426/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Death notice](https://web.archive.org/web/20090116015252/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20081011.93172424/BDAStory/BDA/deaths)

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