‘Yipes Rak | The ‘Renarssance Sutte Obit?STEPAN RAK - was born in the Ukraine: his birthday falls between the dates of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, stimulating one of his most dramatic works - Hiroshima, Russian soldiers found him, abandoned by his natoral parents and took him to Prague, where he was adopted, named and brought up by Czech foster parents. He studied painting and the guitar at the Prague Conservatory , and as an avid fan of The Beatles and Elvis Presley. he ran a rock group "The Raks". When he was 20 he realised that his real forte was classical music. His teachers were Stépin Urban (guitar) and Jiti Dvofééek (composition). He graduated from the Academy of Arts in 1975 and went to Finland, where he taught in the Jyviiskyli Conservatory until 1980: he still lectures almost every year al guitar summer schools in Finland, England, the USA. Canada, Australia etc. Since 1980 Stépan has lived in Prague, where he composes and teaches, in addition to pur- suing a career as a soloist one whieh has taken him to Finland, Great Britain, Australia. Germany. New Zealand and the USA. He has made a number of recordings for, amongst others. NIMBUS. CHANDOS and MUSICAL NEW SERVICES. Many of his compositions are published, and some have been adapted for symphony orchestra.‘To Vindimir Miteulka THE RENAISSANCE SUITE Introduction Stepan Rak Rubato sul pont, ~~ ----- == === ------------ +2220 22222-22222 2222222 ==> ® su pom. PP Pulgar —— Attaeca Pavanne op 1013PAVANNE Lento maestoso sul tasto Stépdn Rak op 1013,op 1013,SALTARELLO Vivo Stépin Rak *. af Sf sil pom. ? sul tasto ° ° = = reas Dnt EEE po oth 2p sul tasto —~ op 1013op 1013,Song for Debbie Stepan Rak Lento maestoso (1989), CETARRA @ Legatissimo SSS = ty o| zy 4 2 4} 4 = = 6 Be Pace frat ‘fe, 0 , i af ° jens sla bez host, zainime psmene (B) op 1013o aos 2 2 fea oT Papas pera: 3 ? ? = ——-. é pete —— 4 ay 2 1 co aoe ais eae eae a —==" Ff 2 o % % . 0 oe 7 a = my eee, if tempo ie nists = faa | a a pe ? rt En ye © > 2 = v 1 st ite. tit mf Sarr 1s Soa!op 1013,VOLTA Allegretto Stépdin Rak VIOLINO (osstay CHITARRA op L013@® Sullarasiera pice crese “Y I —a fea isthe sy 508 aoe Ul op 1013,op 1013jeu Pi F 1) p (sto) 2) pp (oul pont.) op 1013,0 op 1013,YORKSHIRE PAVANNE Stepan Rak arp. Lento Pidi mosso op 1013,‘Tempo ord. Rubato sul pont. ma 7 23 DD ord erie) of sub pp nf wy Attaca Fine Porto animato 4 x poco f a dy dy oe ee e 1 sub p (echo) P (echo) op 1013,f oe pied ee 6 = eS SS eat prs Sa : ee ) (echo) nf (echo) p (echo) op 1013,op 1013,2 op 1013, Da Capo AI FINE (senza repet.)Aria and Variations Stépin Rak Maestoso 1. Variation (animato) op 1013,24 e a iam mec aa i ord Ce eatean del ml lgaey @ ‘ edd bed! ror fF m i (similey id IT AT Tedd I Variation stccatto : a ae foo se DP 2p op 101325 TM. Variation bff sul pom. 2) Ppiczicato 1) ff sul pont, 2) p sul tasto 2) rit op 1013,Ing of nf Dp 2p op 1013,op 1013,