Martinu and the Symphony

by Crump, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780907689652
• ISBN10: 0907689655
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-23
• Publisher: Toccata Pr

Summary

The first systematic assessment of the symphonic style of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), tracing the evolution of his musical language and including detailed analyses of all six symphonies.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Permissions	p. 13
The Early Years	p. 15
The Death of Tintagiles, H15	p. 18
The Angel of Death, H17	p. 21
Nipponari, H68	p. 24
Untitled Orchestral Work, H90	p. 24
Nocturne 1, H91	p. 26
Ballade: Villa by the Sea, H97	p. 28
Czech Rhapsody, H118	p. 31
Little Dance Suite, H123	p. 32
Dream of the Past, H124	p. 36
Istar, H130	p. 38
Passing Midnight, H131	p. 39
Who is the Most Powerful in the World?, H133	p. 49
The 1920s in Paris	p. 51
Half-Time, H142	p. 54
La Bagarre, H155	p. 59
La Rhapsodie, H171	p. 64
Le Départ, H175a	p. 70
Last Years in Paris	p. 77
Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras, H219	p. 79
Inventions, H234	p. 87
The Melodic Style	p. 101
The Harmonic Style	p. 127
Texture and Orchestration	p. 151
The First Symphony	p. 177
The Second Symphony	p. 209
The Third Symphony	p. 237
The Fourth Symphony	p. 269
The Fifth Symphony	p. 317
Between the Symphonies	p. 353
Memorial to Lidice, H296	p. 353
Thunderbolt P-47, H309	p. 356
Intermezzo, H330	p. 360
Fantaisies Symphoniques	p. 365
Beyond the Symphonies	p. 409
Overture, H345	p. 409
Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H352	p. 411
The Rock, H363	p. 425
The Parables, H367	p. 431
Estampes, H369	p. 451
Conclusion	p. 461
Appendices
The Sketch of the Second Symphony	p. 467
The Cut in the Third Movement of the Second Symphony	p. 476
The Cut in the First Movement of the Third Symphony	p. 484
The Quotation from Juliette in Fantaisies Symphoniques	p. 491
Bibliography	p. 495
Index of Works	p. 499
Technical Index	p. 503
General Index	p. 507
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