Martinu: Selected Piano Works

Catalog: ED20455

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Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), one of many European composers displaced by war, was born in Policka, Bohemia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  He lived in Prague from 1906 to 1923 (with some time spent back home), in Paris and Aix-en-Provence from 1923 to 1941, and in the United States from 1941, mostly in New York City.  He became an American citizen in 1952 but lived in mostly in Europe from 1953 on, dying in hospital at Liestal, Switzerland of inoperable stomach cancer.

In spite of his poor record at the Prague Conservatory, from which he was expelled, Martinu became a good enough violinist to play in the National Theatre Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic.  He learned composition by listening to, observing, and memorizing a wide variety of music in Prague and in Paris.  Formal instruction in composition played a lesser role, although Albert Roussel was a valued advisor.  After moving to the United States, Martinu became active as a teacher at the Berkshire Music Center, the Mannes College of Music, Princeton University, the Curtis Institute, and the American Academy in Rome.  He began writing symphonies during his time in the USA.

Representative selection of piano pieces, composed 1913-1936.

Table of Contents:
  • Ein Katzenzug in der Nacht der Sonnenwende (The Cats Procession in the Solstice Night)
  • Zum Tanzen (For Dancing)
  • Skizzen (Sketches)
  • Dumka
  • Spiele (Games)
  • Scherzo
  • Par T.S.F.
  • Drei Skizzen moderner Tanze (Three Sketches on Modern Dances)
  • Tanzskizzen (Dance Sketches)
  • Ritournelle
  • Schmetterlinge und Paradiesvogel (Butterflies and Birds or Paradise)
  • Prelude, H. 86, 1913
  • Prelude, H. 140, 1924
Publisher: Schott
Composer/Author: Martinu, Bohuslav
Arranger/Editor: Zeidler-Kroll, Maria
Catalog Number: ED20455
Pages: 80

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