Dvořák : his life & music / by Gervase Hughes.
| Author/creator | Hughes, Gervase author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1967. |
| Description | viii, 247 pages : portrait ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Dvořák : his life and music |
| Contents | Introductory. Czech names -- Dvořák's homeland. Topography ; Early history ; An age of oppression ; Signs of national resurgence ; The revolutions of 1848 -- Childhood and student days. School ; Widening horizons -- Ten years of struggle. Early compositions ; Hard work and not much to show for it ; Interlude for Smetana -- A 'Wagnerian' period. Wagner versus the rest -- Ups and downs. Mainly operetta ; Mainly chamber music ; Symphony no. 5 in F major ; Down rather than up ; Stabat Mater -- Recognition. Moravian Duets ; A mixed bag ; The Peasant a Rogue ; Symphonic Variations ; Reaction and recovery ; Slavonic Dances ; Eight eventful months -- Consolidation. Publication problems ; Violin Concerto in A minor ; Gipsy Songs ; An easy-going spring and summer ; Symphony no. 6 in D major ; Something for everyone ; Dimitrij -- International fame. Scherzo Capriccioso ; Bohemia, Vienna ; Bohemia, London ; Bohemia, Worcester ; Symphony no. 7 in D minor ; Bohemia, Birmingham ; Bohemia, Leeds -- Further consolidation. Chamber music and a Mass ; Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81 ; The Jacobin -- Honours at home and abroad. Symphony no. 8 in G major ; Out and about ; A Requiem Mass ; Professor and doctor ; Concert-overtures ; Invitation to New York ; Preparations and farewells -- New York, and the mid-west. First impressions of America ; Symphony no. 9 in E minor ; Holiday plans ; Spillville -- Back and forth across the Atlantic. Biblical Songs ; Summer at home ; New York again ; Cello Concerto in B minor ; Chamber-music culmination -- Concentration on Bohemia. Symphonic poems ; Public and private affairs ; The Devil and Kate ; Rusalka -- The closing years. Armida ; Illness and death -- In conclusion. The weakness ; The strength ; The true worth -- Appendix I. Some significant biographical events -- Appendix II. A few notes on the bibliography. |
| Abstract | Antonin Dvořák, the son of a humble innkeeper in Bohemia, now part of Czechoslovakia, became not only the greatest composer ever to emerge from his homeland but also one of the most highly honored musicians of his generation in Europe and in America, where he spent three years as Director of the National Conservatory in New York and composed his renowned Symphony Number 9, "From the New World." A "popular" composer in the true sense, he relied heavily on folk music and national legend for his material, and his works remain a vital part of the modern repertoire. The book embodies the considerable research into Dvořák's background that has been accomplished recently in Czechoslovakia and resurrects into proper perspective many works, particularly his operas, that are representative of his genius and have been too long neglected. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 67026843 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.D99 H79 1967 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |