This is the first major set of essays on the Czech composer Leos Jana DEGREESDvcek, widely considered one of the most important composers of the early twentieth century. The essays deal with a range of subjects relating to opera, symphonic poem, instrumental music, cultural context, reception, and Jana DEGREESDvcek as music theorist and analyst. Some topics, such as the sources of his musical expressivity, narrative, and Jan DEGREESDvacek as musical analyst and realist have hitherto received little attention, while other, more conventional topics, such as "speech melody" and Jana...

The Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Jana DEGREESD&cek's most important works: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating description of the Mass and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together information on all significant aspects of the work, including much that is new. In particular, he quotes important letters from and to the composer that have never previously been published. Chapters on the music itself offer a full synopsis of the work, the first in-depth study of the musical organization, and key...

This is the first major set of essays on the Czech composer Leos Jana DEGREESDvcek, widely considered one of the most important composers of the early twentieth century. The essays deal with a range of subjects relating to opera, symphonic poem, instrumental music, cultural context, reception, and Jana DEGREESDvcek as music theorist and analyst. Some topics, such as the sources of his musical expressivity, narrative, and Jan DEGREESDvacek as musical analyst and realist have hitherto received little attention, while other, more conventional topics, such as "speech melody" and Jana...