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          Bohuslav Martinů (–) was among the most prolific composers of the twentieth century....

          Bohuslav Martinu

          Commemorative plaque of Bohuslav Martinů in Polička

          Bohuslav Martinů (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboɦuslaf ˈmarcɪnuː]  (listen)) (December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a prolific BohemianCzechcomposer, who wrote six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works.

          Martinů was born in Polička, Bohemia.

          Martinů was a prolific composer whose works varied greatly in quality; at its best his music shows vitality, charm, and originality.

        1. Martinů was a prolific composer whose works varied greatly in quality; at its best his music shows vitality, charm, and originality.
        2. Bohuslav Jan Martinů was a Czech composer of modern classical music.
        3. Bohuslav Martinů (–) was among the most prolific composers of the twentieth century.
        4. Such, indeed, was the case of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů.
        5. His ballet Špalíček (A Czech Year, ) with chorus and orchestra, was designed in the form of a full-length revue of games, fairytales and rhymes according to.

          6. He became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and taught music in his home town. In 1923 Martinů left Czechoslovakia for Paris, and deliberately withdrew from the Romantic style in which he had been trained.

          In the 1930s he experimented with expressionism and constructivism, and became an admirer of current European technical developments, exemplified by his orchestral works Half-time and La Bagarre. He also adopted jazz idioms, for instance in his Kuchyňské revue ("Kitchen Revue").