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Janáček's Works
This is the fullest catalogue in any language of the works of the great Czech composer Leo%s Jan %cek. The entry for each work includes detailed information on date of composition, source of texts, performing forces, duration, manuscript locations, publication, performances and production, dedication, and literature. The catalogue also includes a complete annotated edition of the composer's writings.
Dear Miloš: Bohuslav Martinů´s letters to Miloš Šafránek
The monograph consists of a set of correspondence with Miloš Šafránek, a Czech diplomat, music journalist, Martinů's biographer, and a promoter of his work. The volume contains the diplomatic transcriptions of 168 letters, six postcard, five postal cards, one telegram, and one lettercard from the period of 1928-1959. The vast majority of the correspondence is unilateral, addressed to Šafránek; only two of the items were sent by Šafránek. The method of diplomatic transcription, chosen by the authors of the edition, respects the peculiarities of Martinů's linguistic expression. Comprehensive annotations provide historical context and illustrate the political circumstances of the most tumultuous years of the twentieth century, but they also comment on the genesis of compositions.
Janácek's Operas
One of the most original and engaging composers of the twentieth century, Leos Janáçek is now regarded as one of its major musical dramatists. His operas have become a regular part of the repertory, but a full understanding of their diverse subjects and backgrounds has been hampered by the lack of source materials in English. John Tyrrell has here selected and translated the chief literary documents relating to the genesis and early performances of each of the composer's nine operas and presented them in the form of a compelling documentary narrative. Janáçek was a vigorous letter-writer and kept every letter he received. A vast quantity of material on his life has survived, providing a ...
Janácek Studies
This is the first major book about the music of the Czech composer Leos Janácek.
Lidová píseň a sborová tvorba
Publikace zobrazuje široké spektrum vlivů hudebního folkloru na českou klasickou hudbu 19. a 20. století. Zabývá se sběratelstvím lidových písní a různými formami tzv. druhotné existence lidové písně v městském prostředí. V druhé části přináší analýzy sborových úprav lidových písní a sborových skladeb na lidové texty. Jejich bohatá typologie je demonstrována na ukázkách z tvorby deseti předních českých skladatelů (A. Tučapský, O. Mácha, J. Málek, J. Feld, P. Eben, J. Křička, Z. Lukáš, J. Laburda, Z. Šesták, C. Kohoutek).
