Janácek Studies

Book Overview

This is the first major set of essays on the Czech composer Leos Jan? Dvcek, widely considered one of the most important composers of the early twentieth century. The essays deal with a range of subjects relating to opera, symphonic poem, instrumental music, cultural context, reception, and Jan? Dvcek as music theorist and analyst. Some topics, such as the sources of his musical expressivity, narrative, and Jan Dvacek as musical analyst and realist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521027721
• ISBN13: 9780521027724
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"