Jiri Laburda

Terpsichoré

Jirí Laburda, born in Sobeslav in 1931, is a Czech composer whose style is close to neo-classicism but who also uses aleatorism and dodecaphony in his extensive oeuvre. For many years he has devoted himself to the accordion, broadened the repertoire for this instrument and composed works for accordion solo or with accompaniment. 'Terpsichoré' was written by Laburda in 2004 for a young accordion student. Due to the dance-like character of the music, the composition has been rightly named after the ancient muse of dance, Terpsichore. A piece which will not fail to have the desired effect on both players and listeners.