Composer
Bedřich Smetana
Wrote Ma vlast, including the Vltava, and went completely deaf in 1874. He kept composing for another ten years and could not hear any of it performed.
Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival". He has been regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music. Internationally he is best known for his 1866 opera The Bartered Bride and for the symphonic cycle Má vlast, which portrays the history, legends and landscape of the composer's native Bohemia. It contains the famous symphonic poem "Vltava", also popularly known by its German name "Die Moldau".
- Born
- 1824-03-02, Litomysl, Czech RepublicA Tuesday
- Died
- 1884-05-12, Prague, Czech RepublicA Monday, aged 60
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Austria-Hungary
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1824-03-02, Litomysl, Czech Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Praguethe zone used then
Europe/PragueThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 11°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 14°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 4°23′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 11°43′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 1°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 18°40′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 9°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 1°04′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1884-05-12, Prague, Czech Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Praguethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 22°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 16°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 0°11′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 10°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 24°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 20°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 0°28′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bedřich Smetana was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.