Josef Bárta

Josef Bárta, also Josef Bartha, (1744 in Prague - 13 June 1787 in Vienna ) was a Czech composer.

Bárta was a priest and organist at the Salvator Church in Prague. He then moved to Vienna. In addition to three operas and a singspiel, Bárta wrote piano sonatas, string quartets, and 13 symphonies. His other works are presumed lost.

Works

 * La Diavolessa by Carlo Goldoni, 1772
 * Da ist nicht gut zu raten (There's no good guessing), comic opera, 1778
 * Der adlige Taglöhner (The noble laborer), singspiel, 1780
 * Il Mercato di Malmantile, 1784
 * 13 symphonies, Prague, Narodni Muzeum (Milada Rutová)