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Author Simeone, Nigel, 1956- author.

Title The Janáček compendium / Nigel Simeone
Published Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2019
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 284 pages) : illustrations
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Biography -- Dictionary -- Works -- Bibliography
Summary One of the greatest and most original composers of the early twentieth century, Leos Janacek (1854-1928) occupied a pre-eminent position in Moravian culture, not only as a composer but also as a folksong collector, journalist, educator and nationalist. His friends and associates included artists, writers, ethnographers and politicians, as well as conductors, singers and instrumentalists. Janacek's many pupils included the conductor Bretislav Bakala and the composer Pavel Haas. He had important associations with publishers in Vienna and Prague and with the earliest years of Czech Radio. Janacek was strongly attached to particular places - Hukvaldy, Brno, Luhacovice - and had professional links with Prague, Berlin, London and beyond. The Janacek Compendium includes nearly 300 entries on every aspect of Janacek's life and works, with detailed notes on all his significant compositions - above all the operas - providing the latest information to emerge about some of his most famous pieces. An extensive bibliography supports the entries, which are cross-referenced to enable wider exploration of particular topics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed on January 29, 2024)
Subject Janáček, Leoš, 1854-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Janáček, Leoš, 1854-1928 fast
Subject Orchestral music -- 20th century -- History and criticism
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
MUSIC -- Reference.
Orchestral music
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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