Bohuslav Martinů
Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and briefly studied under Czech composer and violinist Josef Suk. After leaving Czechoslovakia in 1923 for Paris, Martinů deliberately withdrew from the Romantic style in which he had been trained. During the 1920s he experimented with modern French stylistic developments, exemplified by his orchestral works ''Half-time'' and ''La Bagarre''. He also adopted jazz idioms, for instance in his ''Kitchen Revue'' (''Kuchyňská revue'').In the early 1930s he found his main fount for compositional style: neoclassicism, creating textures far denser than those found in composers treating Stravinsky as a model. He was prolific, quickly composing chamber, orchestral, choral and instrumental works. His Concerto Grosso and the Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani are among his best-known works from this period. Among his operas, ''Juliette'' and ''The Greek Passion'' are considered the finest. He has been compared to Prokofiev and Bartók in his innovative incorporation of Czech folk elements into his music. He continued using Bohemian and Moravian folk melodies throughout his oeuvre, for instance in ''The Opening of the Springs'' (''Otvírání studánek'').
His symphonic career began when he emigrated to the United States in 1941, fleeing the German invasion of France. His six symphonies were performed by all the major US orchestras. Eventually Martinů returned to live in Europe for two years starting in 1953, then was back in New York until returning to Europe in May 1956. He died in Switzerland in August 1959. Provided by Wikipedia
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Nipponari : sedm písní na japonskou poezii pro ženský hlas a klavír = Sieben Lieder auf japanische Poesie für Frauenstimme und Klavier = Seven song settings of Japanese poetry for... by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959, Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Istar : 2. orchestrální suita z baletu (1918-22) = 2. Orchestersuite aus dem Ballett = 2nd orchestral suite from the ballet = 2ème suite d'orchestre tirée du ballet / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Julietta : suita z opery pro velký orchstr (1936/37) = Suite zur Oper für großes Orchester = suite from the opera for large orchestra / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Concertino per pianoforte e orchestra (1938) = for piano and orchestra = pro klavír a orchestr = für Klavier und Orchester / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Le départ : interlude symphonique de l'opera Les trois souhaits ou Les vicissitudes de la vie (1929) = The departure : symphonic interlude from the opera The three wishes or Incons... by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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DEAR ALL (III.) : dopisy bohuslava martin rodin v police z let 1934 a 1935 = bohuslav martins letters to his family in polika in 1934 and 1935. by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Half-time : rondo for orchestra = (Poločas) : rondo pro orchestr = per orchestra = für Orchester : (1924) / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Jazzová svita : pro malý orchestr = Jazz Suite : für kleines Orchester = for small orchestra : (1928) / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Nonet (fragment) : (1924-1925) / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Divertimento (Concertino) pro klavír levou rukou a malý orchestr = für Klavier linke Hand und kleines Orchester = for piano left hand and small orchestra : (1926/28) / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Istar : 1. orchestráliní suita z baletu = 1. Orchestersuite aus dem Ballett = 1st orchestral suite from the ballet = 1ère suite d'orchestre tirée du ballet : (1918-22) / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Symphony no. 3 / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Symphony no.5. by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Fantaisies symphoniques / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Symphony no.4. by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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First piano quartet, 1942 [for] piano, violin, viola, 'cello. by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Etudes and polkas [for] piano solo / by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Piano sonata no. 1 ; Etudes and polkas. by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Piano concertos nos. 2, 3 & 4 by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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Concerto pour hautbois. by Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959
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