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The Reception of Antonin Rejcha’s Theoretical Treatises in the Theoretical Writings of Leoš Janáček

MÜHLOVÁ, Klára Hedvika

Basic information

Original name

The Reception of Antonin Rejcha’s Theoretical Treatises in the Theoretical Writings of Leoš Janáček

Name in Czech

Recepce hudebně teoretických pojednání Antonína Rejchy v teoretických spisech Leoše Janáčka

Name (in English)

The Reception of Antonin Rejcha’s Theoretical Treatises in the Theoretical Writings of Leoš Janáček

Authors

MÜHLOVÁ, Klára Hedvika

Edition

Reicha as Visionary II. Colloquium organised by Moravian Library Brno, Czech Republic, 9th – 10th April 2021, online. 2021

Other information

Language

Czech

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60403 Performing arts studies

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

Leoš Janáček; Anton Reicha; hudební teorie

Keywords in English

Leoš Janáček; Anton Reicha; music theory

Tags

International impact
Změněno: 19/4/2022 12:51, doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The importance of Anton Reicha as a pedagogue and music theorist will stand out especially if we focus on the next generations who were influenced by the author, by his theoretical writings. It is little unexpected, that we will find the legacy of Anton Reicha also in theoretical works of Leoš Janáček – a Moravian composer of the 2nd half of the 19th and 1st third od the 20th century. Janáček's theoretical work, which is just a segment of Janáček's comprehensive creative contribution, is a wide-ranging and multi-layered legacy, capturing opinions, professional interests, aesthetic positions and composer's intentions of the author. The character of the occurrence of moments, where Reicha is in the Janáček's theoretical work mentioned, is quite torsional, but from a certain point of view, the references to Reicha occur systematically. - The rule for the inclusion of such references is, surprisingly, Janáček's evaluation of Reicha's historical significance. Then, in several places of Janáček's theoretical work, we will meet the name of Antonín Reicha, as an important figure and also constituent of the music-theoretical tradition, both in the European and Bohemian context. The evidence for such an investigation is just a little. These are mentions in Janáček's “The Complete Doctrine of Harmony”, mentions in the notes to the lectures "Music Theory and Composition", references to the historical significance of Reicha in a series of five lectures "Composer at work", and the last, most extensive analysis of the Reicha's theory is in the lectures on the topic "Theories of Harmony", which were presented at the Master School of Composition at the Brno Conservatory in the academic year 1919/1920. Another mention, but only illustrative, is in Janáček's correspondence with the Universal edition, concerning the publication of “The Complete Doctrine of Harmony”, where Janáček also mentions Reicha. The paper will focus on the analysis of Janáček's relationship to Anton Reicha. Last but not least, the attention will be paid to the reception of Antonín Reicha's music-theoretical writings in Leoš Janáček's own theory, and we will also add some reflections on the paradigmatic shifts that influenced Janáček's often critical view of the author of the previous epoch.

In English

The importance of Anton Reicha as a pedagogue and music theorist will stand out especially if we focus on the next generations who were influenced by the author, by his theoretical writings. It is little unexpected, that we will find the legacy of Anton Reicha also in theoretical works of Leoš Janáček – a Moravian composer of the 2nd half of the 19th and 1st third od the 20th century. Janáček's theoretical work, which is just a segment of Janáček's comprehensive creative contribution, is a wide-ranging and multi-layered legacy, capturing opinions, professional interests, aesthetic positions and composer's intentions of the author. The character of the occurrence of moments, where Reicha is in the Janáček's theoretical work mentioned, is quite torsional, but from a certain point of view, the references to Reicha occur systematically. - The rule for the inclusion of such references is, surprisingly, Janáček's evaluation of Reicha's historical significance. Then, in several places of Janáček's theoretical work, we will meet the name of Antonín Reicha, as an important figure and also constituent of the music-theoretical tradition, both in the European and Bohemian context. The evidence for such an investigation is just a little. These are mentions in Janáček's “The Complete Doctrine of Harmony”, mentions in the notes to the lectures "Music Theory and Composition", references to the historical significance of Reicha in a series of five lectures "Composer at work", and the last, most extensive analysis of the Reicha's theory is in the lectures on the topic "Theories of Harmony", which were presented at the Master School of Composition at the Brno Conservatory in the academic year 1919/1920. Another mention, but only illustrative, is in Janáček's correspondence with the Universal edition, concerning the publication of “The Complete Doctrine of Harmony”, where Janáček also mentions Reicha. The paper will focus on the analysis of Janáček's relationship to Anton Reicha. Last but not least, the attention will be paid to the reception of Antonín Reicha's music-theoretical writings in Leoš Janáček's own theory, and we will also add some reflections on the paradigmatic shifts that influenced Janáček's often critical view of the author of the previous epoch.

Links

MUNI/A/1095/2020, interní kód MU
Name: Hudba a její paměť
Investor: Masaryk University