Janácek Beyond the Borders

by Derek Katz

This contextual study of Jan?cek's operas reveals the composer's creative responses to a wide range of Czech and non-Czech traditions.

Leos Jan?cek is increasingly recognized as one of the major operatic masters of the early twentieth century. In Jan?cek beyond the Borders, Derek Katz presents an interpretive and critical study of Jan?cek's major operas that questions prevailing views of the composer's relationship to the Czech language and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580463096
• ISBN13: 9781580463096
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"