Bohuslav Martinů
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 21:13, 14 February 2023 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| + | '''Bohuslav Jan Martinů''' ({{IPA-cs|ˈboɦuslaf ˈmarcɪnuː|lang|Cs-Bohuslav Martinu.ogg}}; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of [[modern classical]] music. He wrote 6 [[symphony|symphonies]], 15 [[opera]]s, 14 [[ballet]] scores and a large body of [[orchestra]]l, [[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''). | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Current revision
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Bohuslav Jan Martinů (Template:IPA-cs; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and briefly studied under Czech composer and violinist 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 Kitchen Revue (Kuchyňská revue).
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Bohuslav Martinů" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
