Opera and Ideology in Prague - Polemics and Practice at the National Theater, 1900-1938

The analyses of operas and tone poems by Novak, Ostrcil, Zich, Jeremias, Haba, Kricka, and Suk provide a cross-section of musical life in early twentieth-century Prague, as well as a series of interpretations of Czech cultural identity. Populist endeavors such as jazz and neo-classicism represented some of the ways in which composers of the 1930s attempted to regain an audience alienated by modernism: in this respect, the trends in Prague mirrored those of the rest of Europe. Brian Locke is assistant professor of music history at Western Illinois University (in Macomb). He has written extensively on twentieth-century music, including Czech operatic and symphonic works and Alban Berg's "Wozzeck".

About the author

Brian Locke is assistant professor of music history at Western Illinois University (in Macomb).

Product details

• Authors: Brian S. Locke
• Publisher: University Of Rochester Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2006
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 233 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 848 g
• Series: Eastman Studies in Music
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music