The Music of Bohemia
New York: Czechoslovak Arts Club of New York City, 1919. Paperback. 50p., 5x7 inches, frontis-portrait, illustrations, footnotes, music notations (excerpts) catalogue of principal works, very good paperback in light blue wraps, illustrated. Smith 514.
In the preface the author clarifies the meaning of Bohemian. In the Middle Ages, "Gypsies" (Romani) came to France from Bohemia and other Slavic countries and the term became synonymous with people of artistic, unsettled and unconventional lifestyles. This small booklet includes biographies and pieces from such masters as Bedrich Smetana & Zdenko Fibich.
Cat.No: 334224
Price: $25.00
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