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Janacek's Operas - A Documentary Account (Hardcover)
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Janacek's Operas - A Documentary Account (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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One of the most original and engaging composers of the twentieth
century, Leos Janacek 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. Janacek was a vigorous
letter-writer and kept every letter he received. A vast quantity of
material on his life has survived, providing a unique insight into
his working methods and attitudes toward his operas. Scrupulously
translated and annotated, the sources in this volume have not
previously been brought together in this way. Some have appeared in
scattered and often inaccessible publications in Czech, and others,
such as the sequence of daily letters that Janacek wrote to his
wife during the rehearsals for the Prague premiere of Jenufa, or
his instructions to his librettist for Fate, have never been
published before. The book is complemented by a chronology of
Janacek's operas keyed to the numbered documents in each chapter, a
bibliography, and a list of sources. Drawing on twenty-five years
of work at the Janacek archive in Brno, this work is a classic of
music documentary scholarship. Originally published in 1992. The
Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology
to again make available previously out-of-print books from the
distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These
editions preserve the original texts of these important books while
presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The
goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access
to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books
published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Princeton Legacy Library |
Release date: |
April 2016 |
First published: |
1993 |
Authors: |
John Tyrrell
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
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Pages: |
440 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-63113-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Theatre, drama >
Opera
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LSN: |
0-691-63113-1 |
Barcode: |
9780691631134 |
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