Janacek wrote regular articles for the Brno daily paper and in these he expressed his attitude and feelings towards the everyday things in nature and human situations which had commanded his attention. The sounds he heard, especially the human voice, he annotated with musical sketches and these appear in this book in his own words and serve to illuminate the works which this great composer produced. The thirty-odd articles are grouped under Memories of Youth, The Sounds of Music, Travel, Birds, while included in Operatic Studies is a fascinating account of the origins of The Cunning Little Vixen. The book also contains some rare photographs and music examples, many in Janacek's own hand.
- ISBN10 1871082080
- ISBN13 9781871082081
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Kahn & Averill
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 160
- Language English