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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791999803321

Autore

Rybka F. James <1935->

Titolo

Bohuslav Martinu [[electronic resource] ] : the compulsion to compose / / F. James Rybka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-07184-3

9786613071842

0-8108-7762-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (445 p.)

Disciplina

780.92

B

Soggetti

Composers - Czech Republic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology and Catalog; Introduction; Ch01. Martinu in Policka and Prague, 1890-1923; Ch02. Martinu in Paris, 1923-1940; Ch03. New Friends in America, 1941-1946; Photospread; Ch04. Martinu in America, 1947-1953; Ch05. Final Years in Europe, 1953-1959; Ch06. Evidence of Martinu's Asperger Syndrome; Ch07. Martinu 's Legacy; Bibliography;  Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Bohuslav Martinu's amazing output-over 400 imaginative, well-crafted, and diverse pieces, including symphonies, operas, ballet scores, and other orchestral works-is accounted for in this biography that asserts the composer had Asperger Syndrome.