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Martinu and the Symphony (Hardcover)
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Martinu and the Symphony (Hardcover)
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The first systematic assessment of the symphonic style of the Czech
composer Bohuslav Martinu [1890-1959], tracing the evolution of his
musical language and including detailed analyses of all six
symphonies. 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 fromthe Symphonies but also from his 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 andunpublished
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 Martinus enthralling
symphonic and orchestral legacy.
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