Bohuslav Martinu : the compulsion to compose / F. James Rybka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rybka, F. James, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959.

Martinů, Bohuslav.

Composers--Czech Republic--Biography.

Composers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-23541-5

1-283-07184-3

9786613071842

0-8108-7762-7

OCLC:

714569552