Bohuslav Martinů

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Bohuslav Martinů was a 20th-century Czech composer known for his prolific output and distinctive blend of neoclassicism, folk influences, and modernist techniques.

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Bohuslav Martinů canonical 3
Martinů 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Czech composer
composer
human
activeInPeriod 20th century
awardReceived Czech National Prize for Music
buriedIn Polička
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1890-12-08
dateOfDeath 1959-08-28
describedBySource musicological literature
educatedAt Prague Conservatory
employer Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
ethnicGroup Czech
familyName Bohuslav Martinů self-linksurface differs
surface form: Martinů
genre ballet
chamber music
choral music
concertos
opera
orchestral music
givenName Bohuslav
hasPart cycle of six symphonies
hasSignature signature of Bohuslav Martinů
influenced Czech classical music
influencedBy Claude Debussy
Czech folk music
Igor Stravinsky
Moravian folk music
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Czech
English
French
mannerOfDeath natural causes
movement modernism in music
neoclassicism
name Bohuslav Martinů self-link
notableCharacteristic blend of neoclassicism and folk influences
prolific output
notableWork Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani
Field Mass
Julietta
Lidice Memorial
surface form: Memorial to Lidice

Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6 "Fantaisies symphoniques"
The Greek Passion
occupation composer
violinist
placeOfBirth Bohemia
Polička
placeOfDeath Liestal
Switzerland
residence New York City
Nice
Paris
Princeton
sexOrGender male

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Curtis Institute of Music hasNotableFaculty Bohuslav Martinů
Bohuslav Martinů name Bohuslav Martinů self-link
Bohuslav Martinů familyName Bohuslav Martinů self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Martinů
Albert Roussel influenced Bohuslav Martinů