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Jan Kapr's contribution to contemporary music : an essay about a composer and teacher

This creative project is a treatise on a leading personality of Czechoslovakian musical life, the composer, Jan Kapr. The author discusses the following:1. The complicated development of Kapr's career and work, 2. Kapr's method of organization of musical material in a composition, as described in his book Constants,3. His former and current style which is demonstrated in two of his compositions, Concert Variations, for flute and string orchestra and Testimonies for four solo instruments,4. Two of his recent works, Exercises for Gydli and the Symphony No. 7, Country of Childhood.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/180316
Date January 1971
CreatorsKrejci, Jan
ContributorsFischer, Richard S.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formatii, 34 leaves : music ; 28 cm. + 12 audio-tapes.
SourceVirtual Press

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