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Bohuslav Martinů (film)
Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphony, symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber music, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and briefly studied under Czech composer and violinist Josef Suk (composer), Josef Suk. After leaving Czechoslovakia in 1923 for Paris, Martinů deliberately withdrew from the Romantic style in which he had been trained. During the 1920s he experimented with modern French stylistic developments, exemplified by his orchestral works ''Half-time'' and ''La Bagarre''. He also adopted jazz idioms, for instance in his ''La revue de cuisine, Kitchen Revue'' (''Kuchyňská revue''). In the early 1930s he found his main fount for compositional style: Neoclassicism (music), neoclassicism, creating textures far denser than those found in composers treating Stravinsky as a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polička
Polička (; german: Politschka) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Polička is made up of town parts of Polička-Město, Dolní Předměstí and Horní Předměstí, and villages of Lezník, Modřec and Střítež. Etymology Polička was founded in the area of meadows and forests called ''Napolickach'', which most likety meant "on the plains", and the town's name was derived from this local name. Geography Polička is located about west of Svitavy and southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. It is situated on the borderline of historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. The Bílý brook flows through the town and supplies Synský pond in the centre of the town. History Until 1200, the area was under the administration of the Praemonstratensian monastery in Litomyšl. Polička wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
