Chisholm / Wright The operas of Leos Janacek

The Commonwealth and International Library: Music Division
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4985-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 414 Seiten, Web PDF

The Operas of Leo? Janácek presents the comprehensive analysis of Leo? Janácek's operas. This book presents a concise account of Janácek's extraordinary musical background and development as an operatic composer. Organized into seven chapters, this book begins with an overview of Janácek's visit to the London Zoo in 1926, which profoundly influenced his very personal compositional style when he recorded the different cries and sounds of animals in musical notation. This text then describes the nature of Janácek's last two operas, which are characterized by emotional stresses, psychological conflicts, and the turbulence of text and music. Other chapters describe pastoral symphony of the opera The Cunning Little Vixen, which is a touching and sincere tribute to the basic unity of all living creatures of nature. This book discusses as well the characteristic explosive musical prose writing of Janácek. This book is a valuable resource for musicians, instrumentalists, and composers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chisholm, Erik

Wright, K. A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Operas of Leoš Janácek;6
3;Copyright Page;7
4;Table of Contents ;8
5;Foreword;12
6;Editorial Note;16
7;Acknowledgement;20
8;Extract;21
9;Erik Chisholm: A Tribute;22
10;Introduction;28
11;Chapter 1. The House of the Dead;32
11.1;Introduction;32
11.2;The Story of Act I;39
11.3;Dostoevsky's Novel—its Relation to the Opera: Act I;43
11.4;The Overture;47
11.5;The Music of Act I;51
11.6;The Story of Act II;63
11.7;Dostoevsky's Novel—its Relation to the Opera: Act II;71
11.8;The Music of Act II;75
11.9;The Story of Act III;90
11.10;Dostoevsky's Novel—its Relation to the Opera: Act III;98
11.11;The Music of Act III;106
11.12;Note;114
12;Chapter 2. The Makropulos Case;118
12.1;Introduction;118
12.2;The Story of Act I;121
12.3;The Overture;128
12.4;The Music of Act I;131
12.5;The Story of Act II;140
12.6;The Music of Act II;146
12.7;The Story of Act III;153
12.8;The Music of Act III;158
12.9;Note;164
13;Chapter 3. Sharp-Ears—The Cunning Little Vixen;166
13.1;Introduction;166
13.2;The Story and Music of Act I;174
13.3;The Story and Music of Act II;184
13.4;The Story and Music of Act III;201
13.5;Note;210
14;Chapter 4. Kátja Kabanová;214
14.1;Introduction;214
14.2;The Overture;217
14.3;The Story and Music of Act I, Scene 1;220
14.4;The Story and Music of Act I, Scene 2;225
14.5;Relation of the Play to the Opera: Act I;230
14.6;The Story of Act II;233
14.7;Relation of the Play to the Opera: Act II;241
14.8;The Music of Act II;244
14.9;The Story of Act III;251
14.10;Relation of the Play to the Opera: Act III;254
14.11;The Music of Act III;256
15;Chapter 5. The Excursions of Mr. Broucek;264
15.1;Introduction;264
15.2;PART ONE Mr. Broucek's Excursion to the Moon;274
15.2.1;The Story of Act I;274
15.2.2;The Music of Act I;285
15.2.3;The Story of Act II;297
15.2.4;The Music of Act II;307
15.3;PART TWO Mr. Broucek's Excursion into the Fifteenth Century;314
15.3.1;Introductory Historical Note;314
15.3.2;The Story of Act I;315
15.3.3;The Music of Act I;320
15.3.4;The Story of Act II;323
15.3.5;The Music of Act II;331
15.3.6;Note;334
16;Chapter 6. Jenufa;338
16.1;Introduction;338
16.2;The Story of Act I;348
16.3;The Music of Act I;353
16.4;The Story of Act II;362
16.5;The Music of Act II;367
16.6;The Story of Act III;375
16.7;The Music of Act III;380
17;Chapter 7. Other Operas of Janácek;388
17.1;Šdrka (Janácek's first opera);388
17.2;The Beginning of a Romance (Janacek's second opera);398
17.3;Osud (Fate) Janácek's fourth opera;401
17.4;Subjects of Operas on which Janácek Might Have Composed;416
18;APPENDIX: Detailed Thematic Analysis of Šiškov's Monologue (The House of the Dead, Act III);420