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OverviewThe first thorough theoretical study of Janacek's compositions, focusing on motivic and rhythmic structure and identifying elements that give the music coherence, character, and interest. The works of Leos Janacek, 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 Janacek'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 Janacek'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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zdeněk Skoumal (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Volume: v. 170 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580469944ISBN 10: 1580469949 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 20 June 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Janácek's Motives Musical Elements Nineteenth-Century Foundation Folk Studies Jenufa Middle-Period Works The Cunning Little Vixen The Wandering Madman First String Quartet - First Movement Three Rhythmic Studies Postscript Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThe Music of Leos Janacek: Motive, Rhythm, Structure is an impressive achievement and an important guide to Janacek's musical language. Simply put, this is an urgently needed book. -Edward Jurkowski, Desautels Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba Author InformationZdenek 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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