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Leoš Janáček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛoʃ ˈjanaːtʃɛk] ⓘ, 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic music, including Eastern European folk music, to create an original, modern musical style.
Leoš Janáček (born July 3, 1854, Hukvaldy, Moravia, Austrian Empire—died Aug. 12, 1928, Ostrava, Czech.) was a composer, one of the most important exponents of musical nationalism of the 20th century. Janáček was a choirboy at Brno and studied at the Prague, Leipzig, and Vienna conservatories.
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Leoš Janáček (3. července 1854 Hukvaldy – 12. srpna 1928 Moravská Ostrava) byl český skladatel klasické hudby. [1] [2] [3] [4] Přestože patřil do generace české hudební moderny , jeho styl se vyznačoval značnou osobitostí a originalitou.
- Leo Eugen Janáček
Leoš Janáček and Kamila Stösslová in Luhačovice in 1927 © Moravian museum The last decade of Janáček's life was the most creative period in his life. The uncommon dynamic of creativity and energy which the elderly Janáček displayed is a mystery which Janáček himself addressed in one of his letters to his friend Kamila Stösslová.
Leoš Janáček is the most frequently performed Czech opera composer in the world, and according to the Operabase statistics, belongs to 20 most frequently performed opera composer at all. From 2004 until the end of 2020 alone there were more than 3300 performances of Janáček's operas in both European theatres as well as in New York, Tokyo ...
Mar 14, 2015 · Janacek's Love Letters, with Strings Attached. February 14, 2008 • At age 63, Czech composer Leos Janacek began his most unusual writing project: a constant stream of love letters, more...
Died. August 12, 1928. Country. Czechia. Born in Hukvaldy, Moravia (part of 20th Century Czechoslovakia), in 1854, Leoš Janáček is considered the greatest Czech composer of the early 20th Century. He was the son of a schoolmaster and, as a boy, sang in the choir of the monestery in Brno.
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