| Series |
The Master musicians series
Master musicians series. ^A260201
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| Contents |
Music in Bohemia before Smetana -- The composer's ancestry and youth -- Years of struggle -- Swedish interlude -- The flowering of Czech nationalism -- Hostility and deafness -- The final phase -- Pianoforte music -- Chamber music -- Orchestral works -- Choral music and song -- Opera (1): from 'The Brandenburgers' to 'Libuse' -- Opera (2): The lyrical and romantic works -- Characteristics of Smetana's style and his achievement. |
| Abstract |
The author has for many years interested himself in Czech music and is well known for his research on Dvorak. He unravels the complex strands of the controversies to which Smetana's work gave rise, and with the help of quotations from letters and documents, presents a portrait of the man and a balanced assessment of his works. He convincingly demonstrates that it is the operas that form the central core of Smetana's creative achievement. Appendices include a complete catalogue of works and a select bibliography. |
| Local note | Little-76528--305131053964/ |
| General note | With eight pages of plates and music examples in the text. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 147-149. |
| LCCN | 76039813 |
| ISBN | 0460031333 |
