Aura musica vol. 2, 2012:4-7

Janáček's Our Father

Josef Říha

Janáček created his special composition Our Father at the time, when he has had a number of successful works. However he has been still considered "only" a Moravian composer. These are compositions that are alive even today, to name the most important: operas Šárka, Jenůfa, Osud, success have Lachion Dances, favourite is a cycle On anOver ground Path, cantata Amarus, male choirs composed to poems by P. Bezruč and further.
The opening chapter of this paperdescribes social and ethnics relations in Brno in the early 20th century and Janácek's compositional, concert, educional, organisational and publicist work. Janáček is at this time a mature personality in all.

Keywords: composition, success, Moravian composer, male choirs, mature personality

Published: September 30, 2012  Show citation