Mykola Leontovych
Mykola Leontovych specialised in a cappella choral music. He is remembered today mostly through the musical works he left behind, which include over 150 choral compositions. These range from artistic arrangements of folk songs, religious works (including his liturgy), cantatas, and choral compositions set to the words of various Ukrainian poets. His two most famous works are the choral miniatures "Schedryk" and "Dudaryk".
Otakar Ostrčil
Ostrčil wrote six operas: "Jan Zhořelecký" (written as a student under Fibich, 1898, unperformed), "Vlasty skon" (Vlasta's passing, premiered 1904, to a libretto previously considered by Smetana and Fibich), "Kunálovy oči" (Kunál's eyes, 1908), "Poupě" (The Bud, 1912), "Legenda z Erinu" (A Legend of Erin, 1921), and "Honzovo království" (Johnny's Kingdom, based on a short story by Leo Tolstoy, 1934). His most significant orchestral music includes "Symphony in A" (1906), "Impromptu" (1912), "Suite in c minor" (1914), "Symfonietta" (1922), "Léto" (Summer, tone poem, 1927), and "Křížova cesta" (The Way of the Cross, orchestral variations, 1929). He also composed various works for chamber and choral ensembles. As was the case with his main musical influence, Gustav Mahler, his rigorous conducting schedule rarely allowed free time for composition, with the exception of the summers when the theater was not in season.