Jiří Tancibudek (1921-2004)
Papers and scores
MSS 0169
Series 1: Biographical and career
52 cm
1.1 Memoires related to Tancibudek’s life in Czechoslovakia and NSW
‘Memoires’ folder:
- [Memoires of Tancibudek, up to 1950], in Czech (typescript, 3 p.) 2 copies
- Photocopied photograph of Tancibudek with Lėon Goossens [British oboist] in England, July 1947
- Vzpominky na Václav Smetáček = [Memoires of Dr Václav Smetáček, Czech oboist, choirmaster, composer conductor and music teacher] by Jiří Tancibudek, 1989 (typescript, 1 p.)
- Photocopied article: ‘In memoriam velkėho umělce: Prof. Václav Talich’ [Czech conductor and violinist]
- Typescript letters to Hosku (1986) and Mihule (1995)
Typescript: ‘Zápisky z pobytu ve vrážshém sanatoriu ve společhosti rofesora Talicha v prosinci 1953’ / napsala Hana Tancibudkova = [Notes from a stay in Vrazskem sanatorium in the company of Professor Václav Talich in December 1953 / written by Hana Tancibudková – Jiří’s mother]
Folder: Short history of CŠP (Interview, February 1990): Velvet Revolution.
Includes:
- typescript list of compositions ‘The Ultimate oboe collection’ and ‘My favourite pieces’ 1 p.
- flyer for Koncert Mladych Umělců, featuring Jiří Tancibudek, Sokolovna [Prague], February 1949
- typescript accounts (mostly in Czech) include ‘The first musicians’, ‘Strauss operetta Cikánský baron’, ‘The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra’, ‘The First Musical Circles’, ‘Ceska Opera …’, ‘International Oboe Competitions, Prague, Munich, Tokyo’ [in English], additional copies of [Memoires of Tancibudek, up to 1950], in Czech
- notebook (mostly blank) containing ms notes in Czech and English on Tancibudek’s experiences in NSW, Brno, and music clubs in NSW. With copy of Czech Philharmony Statement released on 20th November 1989; typescript English notes on the history of Czechoslovakia, prepared by Tancibudek for his interview by the ABC; letter 16/1/1983 in Czech from A. Hortliková; postcard from Hanla?, Krkonoše; unidentified photograph
‘Vera’s stories’ by Vera Tancibudek (transcribed by Celia Craig 28/4/2013). Computer printout, 3 p., describing the Tancibudeks’ life in Czechoslovakia, their escape, and their settling in New South Wales.
“Domov: ty a maminka: výpisy z jejích dopisů” = Home: you and mum: extracts from their letters” [1921-1923]. Handwritten ms booklet with watercolour and ink sketches. With:
- ms letter to Jiří from his mother dated 1972
- photograph of Jiří and his brother as teenagers with their mother dated 1934 on verso
- group family photograph
- Czech newspaper clipping re Jiří Tancibudek and Vera Hašková, ca late 1940s
[Certificate of exemption from military service for Jiří Tancibudek, issued by the Okresní národní výbor [= District National Committee] of Mnichovo Hradištĕ]
‘Jiří Tancibudek: interview with Mrs Detrich. Telephone interview for Czech broadcast in Australia in Czech language.’ 200. DVD. 2 copies
Jiří Tancibudek – A profile. Script & presentation: Katarina Kroslakova. Production: Simon Healy. Made for ABC Classic FM (for broadcast 2nd September 2001) CD-R. 2 copies
‘The Tancibudek Story: an interview with Jiří and Vera Tancibudek by Graham Abbott of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Classic FM national radio station recorded on 17th March 2004 and first broadcast on 26th June 2004.’ Includes oboe performances by Jiří Tancibudek. © Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2004.1 CD-R.
‘Jiří Tancibudek: interview Nasi v Zahranici. Povidani o Australii a strucne informace o vyvoji a vzrusti hudebniho umeni za poslednich 50 let, jak videno ocima a usima Jiřího Tancibudka, muzikanta a intimniho svedka obdivuhodneho pokroku hudebnich umeni na tomto nejvzdalenejaim svetadilu.’ [Interview about Australia and the development and growth of music over the past 50 years, as experienced by Jiří Tancibudka, musician and witness of the adventurous progress of musical art on this most distant world] 2/3/2000. CD, 2 copies.
Vera Tancibudek: the story of a Czech musician and teacher in Australia. Recorded in Adelaide, 5.3.2000 by PhDr Jaroslav Kovaricek. 1 CD-R plus transcript.
Vera Tancibudek was born in Zelenzy Brod, in Czechoslovakia Vera planned to go to university, but when Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939 the Czech universities were closed down, but because of her talents as a musician she won a place at the Prague Conservatorium to study piano and pedagogy. Here she met her husband, Jiří. In 1948 when the Communist regime was installed the family decided to leave and in 1950 they fled across the border into West Germany. Vera speaks about travelling across Germany; living in displaced persons camps and making the decision to migrate to Australia. In 1969 they came to Adelaide with their two daughters when Jiří was offered a lectureship at Adelaide University. Vera taught music at Norwood High School and lectured at Flinders Street School of Music where she worked until her retirement. In this interview she reflects on the central role that music has played throughout her life, her experience of escape from Communist Czechoslovakia, and family life in Australia.
Abbreviated description from State Library of SA record – permission from SLSA needed to publish
“Major Rudolf Hasek: a Sibirska anabaze Ceskoslovenskych legii” / vypravuje Vera Hašková-Tancibudkova 13. July 2003. 1 CD.
Other memorabilia
- photographic copy of a reference? In Czech for Tancibudek by Rafael Kubelik, 1/4/1950
- NSW State Conservatorium of Music Prospectus 1953, listing Jiří as teaching staff
- University of Adelaide Australian Music Examinations Board timetable for Tancibudek, 1989
- Jiří’s juror’s report for Diana Doherty, International Oboe Competition, Prague, 1991
1.2 Travel notebooks etc.
Notebook: ms diary of Carnegie trip to the United States and Canada, October 1957-January 1958. In English and Czech.
Notebooks: 2 ms diaries of trip to Germany, September-October 1977
Notebooks: ms diaries of trip to the United States and Canada, London and Germany, March-June 1980:
[Daily travel diary mainly in Czech] Also includes assessments of students/performers written in English, and program for concert at Michigan State University Dept of Music, 13/4/1980, featuring Jiří Tancibudek, oboe, and Edith Kraft, piano.
[Diary of travel expenses] Also includes travel and hotel receipts, program of a concert in Schloss Frohnburg, 20/5/1980 with Stanislaw Winiarczyk, oboe, and John Lunsford, bassoon, and program for Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie Detmold, 23/6/1980: Hochschulkonzert aus Anlass der Künstlerischen Reifeprüfungen …
The 4th International Oboe Competition of Tokyo, October 1994: includes report by Tancibudek and notebook of comments on competitors
48th Prague Spring International Music Competition 1996. Chairman: Jiří Tancibudek. Includes correspondence and programs of the Prague Spring International Music Festival
1.3. Biography and obituaries
Article: “Jiří Tancibudek a hobojový Koncert Bohuslava Martinů” Opus Musicum 1976/6
‘Discussion with Jiří Tancibudek November 3rd 1982 in Adelaide. Private not for publication as such.’ (Typescript, 7 p.) Includes discussion of his early career and involvement with the music camps organised by John Bishop
Lumen article by Patrick Brislan on Jiří’s retirement, December 1986
Copy of Adelaide Savage Club membership, 10 January 1990 (includes Jiří Tancibudek)
‘Conversations with Jiří Tancibudek’ / Jan Stockigt, Faculty of Music, The University of Melbourne. Computer printout (2 copies), with copies of a letter from Stockigt, 16/1/2002
Biographical articles
- ‘Living for the love of music’ / Ruth Hickinbotham Eastern Suburbs Messenger 3/8/1988
- ‘Modern master’ / Katarina Kroslakova ABC Radio 24 hours July 2001
- ‘Pianist enjoys life at home’ re Vera Tancibudek, Southern Star, Winter 2014, p. 11.
Article “Jiří Tancibudek (né 5-3-1921): Klascter Hradisté nod Jizerou” Dossier no. 11, 2003
Issue of Reading Matter, vol. 7 no. 2, June 2004, tribute issue to Jiří Tancibudek.
Obituaries:
- Obituaries by Dan Stolper, Antony Camden, Jeffrey Crellin and Zdenek Bruderhans published in The Double Reed, v. 27 no. 2, p. 43-44.
- Obituary from Rudolfinum Revue (newsletter of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra), September 2004
- ‘Goodbye Jiří Tancibudek, or the singular destiny of a great musician in Czech land of kangaroos’ / Jaroslav Kovářicek, Adelaide, June 2004. Translated and adapted by Eric Bade (Tours, October 22, 2004) (photocopy, 2 p.)
- Obituary ‘Oboist’s art a musical legacy’ from The Advertiser (10/6/2004)
- Obituary: ‘Prince of the Oboe’ / Alan Brissenden and Graham Strahle, The Adelaide Review August 2004
Program of memorial concert dedicated to Jiří Tancibudek, International Double Reed Society Conference 2004 Concert Series, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, 29/6/2004, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Program for concert dedicated to the memory of Jiří Tancibudek, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 5-6 August 2004 (Malaysia Airlines master series 2004), with article The Advertiser 14/8/2004
Program for the Elder School of Music concert in memory of Jiří Tancibudek 5 March 1921-1 May 2004, Elder Hall, Sunday 15 August 2004 (includes tributes by Sir Charles Mackerras, Jeffrey Crellin, Zdenek Bruderhans and Charles Bodman Rae. With a copy of the tribute read by his son-in-law, Volker G. Heinz, and newspaper reviews by Tim Lloyd and Stephen Whittington.
1.4. Scrapbooks 1966-1990 12 cm.
6 scrapbook albums containing newspaper and magazine clippings, programs, flyers and photographs related to Tancibudek’s career 1966-1990, including the Adelaide Wind Quintet tours and performances and music camps.
1.5. Photographs
Family/Czech photographs:
- Bayerovi – Jiří Tancibudek [as a young boy with family?]
- “Abiturienti VIII.B Tridy Gymnasia Dr. Josefa Pekare v Mlade Boleslavi 1940-41” – class photograph with Jiří
- Czech Philharmonic Orchestra? – performance of Smetana's My Country, Brno 1944 (2 copies)
- [orchestra – “Mladoboleslavsky Hudebni Mai” on banner in front of players, n.d.
- portrait February 1952, plus undated variant (photographer Charles Thompson, Perth)
- Tancibudek, Thomas Wightman and others as tutors, National Music Camp, 1950s
- Jiří playing oboe, TV studio 1959
- Gluckman Trio with Jiří, November 1961 (photocopy)
- Family home, Czechoslovakia? 1969
- Czechoslavia / 1986 Oboe students ‘who surprised Jiří with Christmas carols”
- Jiří with Bruderhans (flautist) undated
1967, 1970
Other mostly undated portraits, friends and family; some dated:
- Drohuska & Ivanku
- Ivanka Vinterove provnuiko
- ? Schulakovo
- Jiří’s father? 1967
- Young Jiří with family, Czechoslovakia?
- Jiří and Vera, around time of arrival in Australia
- 5 Individual photographs of Jiří, undated, 1975
Photographs from the International Double Reed Society Conference 2004, with captions from the display:
- Charles Mackerras and Vaclav Talich, 1947
- ‘Tancibudek in the early days’ playing with Neville Amadio (flute) and Lindley Evans (piano), maybe at Frensham School
- Tancibudek with Juan Jose Castro, conductor of the Victorian Symphony Orchestra, 1953(?) [poor quality]
- Tancibudek with Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (conductor) at rehearsal for premier of Martinů Concerto, Sydney, 1956
- Tancibudek playing the Strauss Oboe Concerto Victorian Symphony Orchestra 1961
- the original University of Adelaide Wind Quintet, 1964 (2 photos)
- the University of Adelaide Wind Quintet, undated
- Adelaide Wind Quintet, Indonesia 1972
- The Adelaide Wind Quintet 1980s
- ‘Tancibudek the teacher’ at Elder Conservatorium, 1970s, with Caryl Lambourn (bassoonist)
- Tancibudek as conductor of the University of Adelaide Chamber Orchestra (founded 1973) 3 photos
- Miroslav Hošek meeting Tancibudek on is arrival in Prague, 2010
- Photograph of Martinů from postcard
- photocopy of picture ‘George Winunguj plays his didgeridoo with David Cubbin, Jiří Tancibudek, Thomas Wightman, Patrick Brislan, Gabor Reeves and the Adelaide Wind Quintet, 1972’ / Michael Jensen (National Library of Australia nla.pic-vn3304842)
- photographs of the Czech Chamber Orchestra supplied by the František Sláma Archive, 2 with Tancibudek and conductor Vaclav Talich, with documentation
- Jiří and Vera Tancibudek – “the ideal duo”
- 6 unidentified / undated photographs of Jiří
Photocopies of photographs from Tancibudek album, some identified, including:
- Jiří, unknown man, Vera, and Mr Warin (farmer from Yea, Vic.) on ship ‘Tosana’ during voyage to Australia July-27 September 1950
- Unknown, Vera and Jiří on ‘Tosana’
- Jiří, Vera, Hawley Stancombe and Mr Warin on ‘Tosana’
- Gum Jocer at Messina
- Mr Rudolf Pekárek (conductor of Brisbane ABC Orchestra, 1954-67), Vera, Mrs Pekárek?, Jiří
- Vera and Jiří, in front of same house as above
- Jiří’s first professor at Gymnasium
- Jiří’s father (director of a school & musician-conductor of local symphony orchestra)
(as identified by Vera Tancibudek)
Other unidentified photographs
Photographs extracted from CD (saved to server):
- Vera as bride with father
- Jiří in Czechoslovakia (?)
- Jiří with granddaughter Hana
- Bohuslav Martinů cartoons: [Orchestra]; [Snow musicians]
1.6. Material from display for the International Double Reed Society Conference 2004
Includes a copy of letter from George Dreyfus to George Winunguj, the didgjeridu player, 14/7/1971, explaining how to play his section of the work.
Note: the majority of the exhibited items have been reincorporated with the appropriate series in these papers.
See also Series 3.3 Programs etc 1940s-1980s
