Janácek's Works A Catalogue of the Music and Writings of Leoš Janácek

by Simeone, Nigel; Tyrrell, John; N%emcová, Alena

• ISBN13: 9780198164463
• ISBN10: 0198164467
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-05
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

This is the fullest catalogue in any language of the works of the great Czech composer Leo%s Janá%cek. The entry for each work includes detailed information on date of composition, source of texts, performing forces, duration, manuscript locations, publication, performances and production, dedication, and literature. The catalogue also includes a complete annotated edition of the composer's writings.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii	(2)
Introduction	x	(13)
Overall organization	x	(2)
Individual catalogue entries	xii	(5)
General notes	xvii	(6)
Abbreviations	xxiii	(4)
Illustrations	xxvii	(1)
Map of Bohemia and Moravia in 1918, showing towns and other geographical features mentioned in the text	xxviii	(2)
Map of Brno, showing buildings associated with Janacek	xxx-xxxi	(1)
List of Janacek's works as entered in the catalogue	xxxii
JANACEK'S WORKS: THE CATALOGUE
I Stage	1	(60)
II Liturgical	61	(14)
III Choral-Orchestral	75	(22)
IV Choral	97	(54)
V Vocal	151	(28)
VI Orchestral	179	(34)
VII Chamber	213	(26)
VIII Keyboard	239	(40)
IX Unfinished	279	(16)
X Lost	295	(28)
XI Planned	323	(8)
XII Arrangements and transcriptions	331	(8)
XIII Folk-music editions	339	(4)
XIV Spurious	343	(12)
XV Writings (compiled by Theodora Strakova)	355	(92)
Glossary of Moravian Dances	447	(9)
Time-line of Janacek's compositions	456	(11)
Bibliography	467	(16)
Index of compositions	483	(14)
General index	497	(14)
Index of writings	511