Famous Czech Composers
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Famous Czech Composers
Original language description
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) and Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) together comprise the most well-known quartet of Czech composers, whose influence surpassed the borders of Czech lands, and to a certain extent and time, successfully reached world renown. Their differing destinies and the various social and political conditions of their time played a significant role in promoting their works. The authors of the catalog for the exhibition Famous Czech Composers focus on the destinies of these four composers, while simultaneously searching for common denominators that characterized their creations. A look at the individual personalities is navigated through foundational life events and through a deeper look at their general lives, such as existential conditions, environments, professions, travels, as well as glances at their personalities and character traits. Their creations can be examined through four central works - Bedřich Smetana's Vltava (1874) from the cycle Má Vlast, Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From the New World" (1893), Leoš Janáček's Sinfonietta (1926) and Bohuslav Martinů's Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani (1938). Readers will also be able to compare four iconic operas from each composer - Smetana's The Bartered Bride (1866), Dvořák's Rusalka (1900), Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen (1923) and Martinů's Juliette (1937). Another aspect that merges the creations of these composers, while also dividing them, are the inspirations that comprise the individual chapters. The texts are also dedicated to the daily rituals of the composers, which are closely related to their compositional process. The last chapter focuses on the relationships and connections between the four composers. The catalogue offers a wealth of supplementary visual materials and representative photographs of the subjects of the exhibition.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
B - Specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60403 - Performing arts studies (Musicology, Theater science, Dramaturgy)
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
ISBN
978-80-7036-661-5
Number of pages
351
Publisher name
Národní muzeum
Place of publication
Praha
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