Although Dvorák's cello concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has been undertaken hitherto. This book is a comprehensive study intended for concertgoers and students of this well-loved work. It considers aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. This guide sees the work as a crucial means of exploring the composer's emotional life and links it intimately to the woman who was probably his first love.
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"Musicians in general and cellists in particular have reason to celebrate: Jan Smaczny has written an erudite, well researched and complete handbook on the Dvorák cello concerto. Smaczny has met the challenge of writing a complete study that is detailed and balanced, as well as consistently interesting. A work like this handbook is a rare and precious thing. It explores in some detail a specific concerto and is able to ompart to readers, through that exploration, and increased understanding and appreciation of music and performance in general and a view of a very personal and meaningful source of artistic creation." American Music Teacher
"Jan Smaczny...has produced a must-own volume for any serious cello student, teacher of cello, conductor of the Dvorák concerto, or die-hard fan of the work. Smaczny's musical analysis is succinct and helpful....offers valuable insight in to the concerto's "meaning"..." American String Teacher
"...an engaging study of Dvorák's compositional process, his life in the United States, his views on American and Czech music, and his mysterious relationship with the cello..." Notes
"Jan Smaczny...has produced a must-own volume for any serious cello student, teacher of cello, conductor of the Dvorák concerto, or die-hard fan of the work. Smaczny's musical analysis is succinct and helpful....offers valuable insight in to the concerto's "meaning"..." American String Teacher
"...an engaging study of Dvorák's compositional process, his life in the United States, his views on American and Czech music, and his mysterious relationship with the cello..." Notes
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Although Dvorák's cello concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has been undertaken hitherto. This book is a comprehensive study intended for concert-goers and students of this well-loved work, considering aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. This guide sees the work as a crucial means of exploring the composer's emotional life and links it intimately to the woman who was probably his first love.
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In one of the more substantial reminiscences of Dvorak by a pupil, Ludmila Vojackova-Wechte retailed the composer's feelings regarding the cello: 'The cello', Dvorak said, 'is a beautiful instrument, but its place is in the orchestra and in chamber music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continuous sketch, solo cello, cello concerto, solo exposition, mich allein, reduced orchestra, rondo theme, orchestral tutti, finished score, cello part, cello solo, non troppo, opening idea, first movement, solo flute, second subject Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cello Concerto, New World, New York, String Quartet, Silent Woods, Herbert's Concerto, Piano Concerto, String Quintet, The Musical Times New!
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In one of the more substantial reminiscences of Dvorak by a pupil, Ludmila Vojackova-Wechte retailed the composer's feelings regarding the cello: 'The cello', Dvorak said, 'is a beautiful instrument, but its place is in the orchestra and in chamber music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
continuous sketch, solo cello, cello concerto, solo exposition, mich allein, reduced orchestra, rondo theme, orchestral tutti, finished score, cello part, cello solo, non troppo, opening idea, first movement, solo flute, second subject Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cello Concerto, New World, New York, String Quartet, Silent Woods, Herbert's Concerto, Piano Concerto, String Quintet, The Musical Times New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Antonin Dvorak by Otaker Sourek in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Great Cellists by Margaret Campbell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Victor Herbert: A Life in Music (Da Capo Press music reprint series) by Edward N. Waters in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Essays in Musical Analysis, Volume 1: Symphonies by Sir Donald Francis Tovey in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Antonin Dvorak by Karel Hoffmeister in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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