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List Of Compositions By Bohuslav Martinů
This is a list of compositions by Bohuslav Martinů by category. The date and place after each work are the date and place of origin. The catalog numbers with the prefix "H" are based on the comprehensive catalog of Martinů's works prepared by the Belgian musicologist Harry Halbreich, which was first published in 1968. A second revised and expanded edition was completed in 2006. Operas *''Voják a tanečnice'' (''Soldier and Dancer''), comic opera in three acts, H 162 (composed 1927 at Polička) *''Les larmes du couteau, Les Larmes du couteau'' (''Tears of the Knife''), opera in one act, H 169 (1928 Paris) *''Les Trois Souhaits ou Les vicissitudes de la vie'' (''Three Wishes or Inconstancy of Life''), film-opera in 3 acts with prelude and postlude, H 175 (1929 Paris) *''Le jour de bonté'' (''Day of Kindness''), opera in 3 acts, H 194 (1931 Paris) *''Hry o Marii'' (''The Miracles of Mary''), H 236 (1934 Paris) *''Hlas lesa'' (''The Voice of the Forest''), radio opera in 1 act, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirandolina (opera)
''Mirandolina'' ( H. 346) is a 1953–54 comic opera in three acts by Bohuslav Martinů, with an Italian-language libretto by the composer after Carlo Goldoni's 1751 comedy ''The Mistress of the Inn'' (''La locandiera''). The opera, incorporating stretches of spoken dialogue between the characters against an orchestral background, was premiered on 17 May 1959 (shortly before the composer's death) at the Prague National Theatre, Czechoslovakia, when it was conducted by Václav Kašlik. David Pountney has described the opera as "the work where Martinů's strain of fast-moving, neo-Classical style comes into its own... finding room for witty and ironic musical references to Italian madrigals, French vaudeville and Italian opera buffa".'David Pountney. In the Key of Dreams. ''Opera'', Vol 60 No 6, June 2009, p660. Martinů's biographer Brian Large noted several highlights from the score: a coloratura aria in Act 1 Scene 6 for Mirandolina as well as waltzes, intermezzos and a saltarell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frescoes Of Piero Della Francesca
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overture For Orchestra (Martinů)
Overture (from French ''ouverture'', "opening") is a music instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overtures which were independent, self-existing, instrumental, programmatic works that foreshadowed genres such as the symphonic poem. These were "at first undoubtedly intended to be played at the head of a programme". The idea of an instrumental opening to opera existed during the 17th century. Peri's '' Euridice'' opens with a brief instrumental ritornello, and Monteverdi's ''L'Orfeo'' (1607) opens with a toccata, in this case a fanfare for muted trumpets. More important was the prologue, consisting of sung dialogue between allegorical characters which introduced the overarching themes of the stories depicted. French overture As a musical form, the French overture first appears in the court ballet and operatic overtures of Jean-Baptiste Lully, which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspar Zehnder
Kaspar Zehnder (born 27 August 1970 in Riggisberg, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss conductor and flutist. He studied classical languages at the Lyceum in Bern and music at the University of the Arts Bern. His music teachers included Heidi Indermühle (flute), Ewald Körner (conducting), Agathe Rytz-Jaggi (piano) and Peter Streiff and Arthur Furer (music theory). He further took conducting master classes with Ralf Weikert, Werner-Andreas Albert and Horst Stein. He also studied chamber music and was a member of the Mozart European Academy, where his main mentor was Aurèle Nicolet. Zehnder gained his first conducting experience with the ''Kammerorchester Neufeld Bern'' and the ''Burgdorfer Kammerorchester''. From 1997 to 2006, he was an associate professor at and conductor of the Orchestra of the Bern Academy of Arts (''Hochschule der Künste Bern''), where he focused on contemporary music. Zehnder was chief conductor of the Prague Philharmonia from 2005 to 2008. He currently is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinfonietta La Jolla
Sinfonietta may refer to: * Sinfonietta (orchestra), a musical group that is larger than a chamber ensemble but smaller than a full-size orchestra * Sinfonietta (symphony), a symphony that is smaller in scale or lighter in approach than a standard symphony * ''Sinfonietta'' (Britten), a 1932 composition by Benjamin Britten * ''Sinfonietta'' (Janáček), a 1926 composition by Leoš Janáček * ''Sinfonietta'' (Korngold), a 1912 composition by Erich Wolfgang Korngold * ''Sinfonietta'' (Moroi), a 1943 composition by Saburō Moroi * ''Sinfonietta'' (Theodorakis), a 1947 composition by Mikis Theodorakis * ''Sinfonietta'' (Poulenc), a 1947 composition by Francis Poulenc * , a 1961 composition by Ingolf Dahl * ''Sinfonietta'', a 1978 ballet by Jiří Kylián Jiří Kylián (born 21 March 1947) is a Czech former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary dance choreographers in Czech history. Life Jiří Kylián was born in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbolt P-47 (scherzo)
A thunderbolt or lightning bolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap. In Indo-European mythology, the thunderbolt was identified with the 'Sky Father'; this association is also found in later Hellenic representations of Zeus and Vedic descriptions of the ''vajra'' wielded by the god Indra. It may have been a symbol of cosmic order, as expressed in the fragment from Heraclitus describing "the Thunderbolt that steers the course of all things". In its original usage the word may also have been a description of the consequences of a close approach between two planetary cosmic bodies, as Plato suggested in '' Timaeus'', or, according to Victor Clube, meteors, though this is not currently the case. As a divine manifestation the thunderbolt has been a powerful symbol throughout history, and has appeared in many mythologies. Drawing from this powerful association, the thunderbolt is often found in military symbolism and semiotic represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Concerto For Two String Orchestras, Piano, And Timpani (Martinů)
Bohuslav Martinů's Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani (H. 271) was written in Switzerland in 1938 during deteriorating diplomatic relationships throughout Europe. Commissioned by Paul Sacher for the Basel Chamber Orchestra, it reflects intense impressions, from both the composer's personal life and the political events of the time. The Concerto is structured upon the ''concerto grosso'', the three movements scored as 1. Poco Allegro, 2. Largo, 3. Allegro; its outer movements are characterized by a mood of anxiety expressed through syncopated rhythms, while its ''Largo'' centres upon a defiant, declamatory statement; the concerto as a whole lasting circa 21 minutes in total. The cover of the manuscript score bears the dedication to ''my dear friend Paul Sacher to commemorate the quiet and fearful days spent at Schönenberg, Zurich, Schönenberg amongst the deer and the threat of the war''. Martinů finished the last movement of the sketch on the same day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhapsody (Martinů)
Rhapsody may refer to: Ancient Greece * A work of epic poetry, or part of one, that is suitable for recitation at one time ** Rhapsode, a classical Greek professional performer of epic poetry Computer software * Rhapsody (online music service), later rebranded Napster, an online music store subscription service * Rhapsody (operating system), the code name for the Apple Macintosh operating system that eventually evolved into Mac OS X * Rhapsody (modeling), a UML and SysML software tool from IBM for developing embedded and real-time systems Music * Rhapsody (music), an episodic instrumental composition of indefinite form * ''Rhapsody'' (Ashton), a ballet by Frederick Ashton based on a Rachmaninoff rhapsody * ''Rhapsody'' (John Ireland), a 1915 piano composition by John Ireland * ''Rhapsody'' (operetta), an operetta by Fritz Kreisler (music) and John La Touche (lyrics) * ''Rhapsody'' (Osborne), a composition by Willson Osborne * Rhapsodies, Op. 79 (Brahms), a solo piano p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Hrůša
Jakub Hrůša (born 23 July 1981 in Brno) is a Czech conductor. He is chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony. Education Hrůša is the son of the architect . There were no professional musicians in his family who were drawn mainly from technical and scientific sectors. Hrůša studied piano and trombone, and developed an interest in conducting, during his years at Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše in Brno. While at school he had lessons with an experienced repetiteur and conductor at the National Theatre Brno, National Theatre in his home city, Evžen Holiš, where he got know the work and atmosphere of an opera house. When 18 he entered the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where his teachers included Jiří Bělohlávek (from his second year) for conducting, Radomil Eliška and Leoš Svárovský. In 2000 he participated in the Prague Spring International Music Festival conducting competition. In 2003, he was a prizewinner in the International Competition of Young Conduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, or Mahler's Second Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Špalíček (ballet)
''Špalíček'' (''The Chapbook'' or ''The Little Block'') is a 1932 three-act folk ballet composed by Bohuslav Martinů (H. 214). It premiered in 1933 in Prague with the subtitle "Ballet from folk games, customs, and fairytales - Ballet-revue". The title is taken from the folk-song collections hawked at fairs around Bohemia in the 1700s.Large, Brian (1975). ''Martinů''. London: Duckworth Books, Duckworth. , p54-55. Background From a long way off he was preparing himself for theatre work: for national Czech plays, for the ballet ''Špalíček'' and the operas ''Hry o Marii'' ''(The Plays of Mary)'' and ''Divadlo za branou (opera), Divadlo za bránou'' ''(The Theatre beyond the Gate)''. ''Špalíček'' was Martinů's principal theatrical project of the first half of the 1930s.Smaczny, Jan. Martinů. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London & New York, 1997. It is possible that Martinů was influenced by his teacher Roussel's opéra-ballet ''Padmâvatî'' or by St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
