| Admin History | Jan Nepomut Èaboun (also written as Czabaun, Caboun or Cabaun) was born the son of the organist Jakub Èaboun on 4 February 1839 in Prague. He studied organ at the Organ School in Prague, graduating in 1856, and subsequently became owner of the Piano School in Prague in 1862 together with his wife Pavlína (born 29 October 1827). He was organist for two churches in central Prague during the period 1862-1870.
He was also a composer, and approximately 300 of his compositions survive in manuscript form. He concentrated on piano compositions and songs, but an opera 'Meluzina' ('The Wailing Wind') is also known. He received commissions for compositions from the Kaiser of Austria and the Kings of Belgium and Spain, as well as from other members of the aristocracy. He died in Prague on 10 February 1902. |