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The Music of Leos Janácek
Motive, Rhythm, Structure
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
2020
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The first thorough theoretical study of Janácek's compositions, focusing on motivic and rhythmic structure and identifying elements that give the music coherence, character, and interest.
The works of Leos Janácek, including Jenufa and several of his other operas, have been widely performed in recent years. But they have rarely been investigated closely from a theoretical perspective, and their musical language remains only partially understood. Zdenek Skoumal here offers a chronological exploration of Janácek's compositions that focuses on musical structure, identifying elements and processes that give the music coherence, character, and interest.
Skoumal demonstrates how the music combines and blends traditional tonal elements, folk-influenced features, and techniques that were forward-looking at the time. In particular, the music is shown to employ highly sophisticated and continually transforming motivic and rhythmic components.
The book's numerous musical analyses are motivically centered and employ various analytical approaches, including ones that involve reduction, structural levels, basic set theory, and rhythmic theory. Discussions of Janácek's works with a libretto or other type of text consider relationships between word and music, revealing their connection to deeper structural issues. The companion website https://zdenekskoumal.wixsite.com/janacek features audio versions of most musical examples, as well as material not included in the book.
The works of Leos Janácek, including Jenufa and several of his other operas, have been widely performed in recent years. But they have rarely been investigated closely from a theoretical perspective, and their musical language remains only partially understood. Zdenek Skoumal here offers a chronological exploration of Janácek's compositions that focuses on musical structure, identifying elements and processes that give the music coherence, character, and interest.
Skoumal demonstrates how the music combines and blends traditional tonal elements, folk-influenced features, and techniques that were forward-looking at the time. In particular, the music is shown to employ highly sophisticated and continually transforming motivic and rhythmic components.
The book's numerous musical analyses are motivically centered and employ various analytical approaches, including ones that involve reduction, structural levels, basic set theory, and rhythmic theory. Discussions of Janácek's works with a libretto or other type of text consider relationships between word and music, revealing their connection to deeper structural issues. The companion website https://zdenekskoumal.wixsite.com/janacek features audio versions of most musical examples, as well as material not included in the book.
Information zu Autoren / Herausgebern
Contributor: Zdeněk Skoumal
Zdenek Skoumal is a music theorist and independent scholar who has held teaching appointments at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, the University of British Columbia, and McGill University.
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The Music of Leos Janácek: Motive, Rhythm, Structure is an impressive achievement and an important guide to musical language. Simply put, this is an urgently needed book.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Analytical Conventions
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Chapter One Janáček’s Motives
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Chapter Two Musical Elements
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Chapter Three Nineteenth-Century Foundation
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Chapter Four Folk Studies
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Chapter Five Jenůfa
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Chapter Six Middle-Period Works
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Chapter Seven The Cunning Little Vixen
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Chapter Eight The Wandering Madman
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Chapter Nine First String Quartet—First Movement
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Chapter Ten Three Rhythmic Studies
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Postscript
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index of Leoš Janáček’s Compositions and Relevant Folk Songs
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General Index
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eBook veröffentlicht am:
28. Februar 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781787449176
Ursprünglicher Verlag:
University of Rochester Press
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Schlagwörter für dieses Buch
Music
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
