The Kaprálová Companion
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739167235 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is not only be a welcome starting point for scholars and music lovers, but its critical essays also advance thought-provoking assessments of her music, engender further inquiries into aspects of her life and work, and inspire a new generation of performers.. Editors Hartl and Entwistle have gathered a roster of scholars from the United States, Canada, and the Czech Republic, whose contributions to The Kaprálová Companion cover a variety of topics relevant to Kaprálová and her times. Accompanied by an annotated catalog o
Karla Hartl is chair of The Kapralova Society and chief editor, The Kapralova Society Journal.Erik Entwistle received his PhD in musicology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and teaches music history at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About time! Michael Beckerman Vitezslava Kapralova was a remarkable personality, a gifted composer-conductor who died much too young. But so did Keats, Schubert, and even Otis Redding. Once we get over how young she was, there is her music and artistic activity to consider. This volume is a splendid introduction to her life and work, by the leading specialists in the field. Hopefully it will be the first of many volumes dealing with her life and music.
A thorough, well-written, and insightful guide.”—Michelle Latour, UNLV“A remarkable book! Since her death at age 25 in the midst of WWII, Kaprálová’s brilliant musical legacy and story have fallen through the cracks. Nothing short of a revelation!”—Liane Curtis, Brandeis UniversityFrom the Foreword:“This volume is the first scholarly effort in English attempting to put the puzzle of Kaprálová together in a coherent form. But now this book brings her music, in all its variety and power, to the fore. It represents the collective thought of the most serious scholars who have devoted themselves to studying Kaprálová and her work, and sets a high standard for those to follow.”—Michael Beckerman, New York University. This collection, by a range of distinguished scholars, offers insights and investig