The Kaprįlovį Companion, edited by Karla Hartl and Erik Entwistle, is a collection of biographical and analytical essays on Czech composer Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį [ 19151940]. Accompanied by an annotated catalog of works, annotated chronology of life events, bibliography, discography, and a list of published works, The Kaprįlovį Companion is an essential, comprehensive guide to the composer's life and music. It is also the first book published on Kaprįlovį in English. As readers will discover, the work of Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį represents a progressive and distinctive voice in inter-war Czech musical culture. Despite her untimely death at the age of twenty-five, Kaprįlovį created an impressive body of work that has earned her the distinction of being considered the most important woman composer in the history of Czech music. Editors Hartl and Entwistle have gathered a roster of scholars from the United States, Canada, and the Czech Republic, whose contributions to The Kaprįlovį Companion cover a variety of topics relevant to Kaprįlovį and her times. It is not only be a welcome starting point for scholars and music lovers, but its critical essays also advance thought-provoking assessments of her music, engender further inquiries into aspects of her life and work, and inspire a new generation of performers.
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Winner of F.X. Salda Award 2012."Hartl and Entwistle's Kapralova Companion is a superb, long overdue contribution to the studies of women in music in general, and specifically, to the analysis of the remarkable composer Vitezslava Kapralova. A thorough, well-written, and insightful guide."-Michelle Latour, UNLV "A remarkable book! Since her death at age 25 in the midst of WWII, Kapralova's brilliant musical legacy and story have fallen through the cracks. But now this book brings her music, in all its variety and power, to the fore. This collection, by a range of distinguished scholars, offers insights and investigation into Kapravlova's creative work and life. Nothing short of a revelation!"-Liane Curtis, Brandeis University From the Foreword: "This volume is the first scholarly effort in English attempting to put the puzzle of Kapralova together in a coherent form. It represents the collective thought of the most serious scholars who have devoted themselves to studying Kapralova and her work, and sets a high standard for those to follow."-Michael Beckerman, New York University
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction: Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį: A
Biographical Sketch Part 3 Part One
Chapter 4
Chapter One: Kaprįlovį in the
Context of Czech Music
Chapter 5
Chapter Two: Kaprįlovį's Piano Works
Chapter
6
Chapter Three: Nav?dy (Forever) Kaprįlovį: Reevaluating the Czech Composer
through Her Songs
Chapter 7
Chapter Four: Kaprįlovį and the Czech Tradition
of Melodrama
Chapter 8
Chapter Five: Sinfonietta, Partita, Suita: Kaprįlovį's
Orchestral Works Part 9 Part Two
Chapter 10 Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį: An
Annotated Life Chronology
Chapter 11 Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį: An Annotated
Catalog of Works
Chapter 12 Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį: Comprehensive Bibliography
Chapter 13 Vķtezslava Kaprįlovį: Published Works
Chapter 14 Vķtezslava
Kaprįlovį: Discography
Chapter 15 Acknowledgements
Chapter 16 Appendix A:
Bibliography
Chapter 17 Index
Chapter 18 About the Authors
Karla Hartl is chair of The Kapralova Society and chief editor, The Kapralova Society Journal.
Erik Entwistle received his PhD in musicology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and teaches music history at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
