Martinů and the symphony

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Over the past few decades the music of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) has enjoyed a slow but steady rise in popularity, and his six symphonies, written between 1942 and 1953, have now been recorded many times; concert performances are on the increase, too. But Martinu and the Symphony is not only the first book in English intended to help the music-lover to a deeper understanding of these glorious works - it is by far the most comprehensive work on the subject in any language. Each Symphony is examined in turn, the analyses revealing what makes each creation so individual yet also so clearly part of a close-knit family of works and identifying the elements of his melodic, harmonic and instrumental style which produce Martinu's very personal vibrant and organic symphonic manner. Martinu and the Symphony is illustrated with almost 200 musical examples, taken not only from the Symphonies but also from Martinu's other works for large orchestra. His path to symphonic mastery is examined in unprecedented detail: attention is at last paid to the early orchestral works which, although largely unperformed and unpublished even now, afford fascinating glimpses of the composer to come. A study of the late triptychs The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca and The Parables rounds out this appraisal of Martinu's enthralling symphonic and orchestral legacy. … celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie

Hlavní autor

M. Crump, 1961-

Typ dokumentu

Knihy

Fyzický popis

512 stran : ilustrace, portréty, noty, faksimile ; 24 cm

Vydáno

[London] : Toccata Press, 2010

Vydání

First published

Edice

Symphonic studies (Toccata Press)

Témata

Martinů, Bohuslav, > 1890-1959

20. století

hudební skladatelé > Česko > 20. století

symfonie > Česko > 20. století

symfonická hudba > Česko > 20. století

hudební analýza

composers > Czechia > 20th century

symphonies > Czechia > 20th century

symphonic music > Czechia > 20th century

musical analysis

studie

studies

Bibliografie

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ISBN

978-0-907689-65-2