Bedrich Smetana: Myth, Music, and Propaganda

by Kelly St. Pierre

This book reveals Czech composer Bedrich Smetana as a dynamic figure whose mythology has been rewritten time and again to suit shifting political perspectives.

Interpretations of Czech composer Bedrich Smetana and his music have shifted as frequently as the political contexts in which they were written. This book examines not just Smetana, but also the scholar-politicians who have imagined and reimagined him and his works since the nineteenth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580465102
• ISBN13: 9781580465106
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"