Cover illustration for sheet music composed by J S Zamecnik
Release Date: 1914
Country of Origin: United States
John Stepan Zamecnik was a first generation American born in Ohio of Bohemian (now Czech Republic). His parents arrived in New York on May 26, 1870 with his older sisters Catherine and Anna. John was one of three children in the family that survived to adulthood. His father was an accomplished musician, and saw this propensity in his son, so made sure he was musically trained early on in his youth. In the 1880 Census Joseph the family was living in Cleveland with Joseph working as both a musician and a barrel cooper.
At age 15, John took courses in harmony and theory. At 18 he was sent to the Prague Conservatory of Music to study all facets of music. This included a composition class with famed composer Anton Dvorák. After four years John returned to the US. In 1901 John was working as first violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, which at that time was under the direction of operetta and song composer Victor Herbert. He spent three years in Pittsburgh before returning home to Ohio.
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