{"product_id":"the-janacek-compendium-9781837653225","title":"The Janácek Compendium","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nigel Simeone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeos Jan�cek (1854-1928) occupied a pre-eminent position in Moravian (and wider Czech) culture, not only as a composer but also as a folksong collector, journalist, educator and nationalist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the greatest and most original composers of the early twentieth century, Leos Jan�cek (1854-1928) occupied a pre-eminent position in Moravian culture, not only as a composer but also as a folksong collector, journalist, educator and nationalist. His friends and associates included artists, writers, ethnographers and politicians, as well as conductors, singers and instrumentalists. Jan�cek's many pupils included the conductor Bretislav Bakala and thecomposer Pavel Haas. He had important associations with publishers in Vienna and Prague and with the earliest years of Czech Radio. Jan�cek was strongly attached to particular places - Hukvaldy, Brno, Luhacovice - and had professional links with Prague, Berlin, London and beyond. \u003ci\u003eThe Jan�cek Compendium\u003c\/i\u003e includes nearly 300 entries on every aspect of Jan�cek's life and works, with detailed notes on all his significant compositions - above all the operas - providing the latest information to emerge about some of his most famous pieces. An extensive bibliography supports the entries, which are cross-referenced to enable wider exploration of particular topics.","brand":"Boydell Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568669868183,"sku":"9781837653225","price":3003.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781837653225.webp?v=1774870018","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-janacek-compendium-9781837653225","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}