Kašpar Mašek

Who was Kašpar Mašek?

Kašpar Mašek or Gašpar Mašek was a Czech-Slovenian composer.

The son of Vincenc Mašek, he was born and spent his early life in Prague and his later life in Slovenia, where he had a successful career as a composer for the theater. He composed operas, operettas, church music, and cantatas. Among his works are the patriotic Slovenian Overture. He died in Ljubljana. His son Kamilo Mašek was also a composer.