Librarian/Curator for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Classical and Modernist Influences
Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) – National composer linking folk and classical traditions.
Works: Slavonic Dances; Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”; Rusalka
Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) – Explored Czech speech melody and folk inspiration.
Works: The Cunning Little Vixen; Sinfonietta; Glagolitic Mass
Vítězslava Kaprálová
Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915–1940) – Pioneering female composer and conductor.
Works: Military Sinfonietta; April Preludes (piano)
Bohuslav Martinů
Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) – Modernist composer inspired by European literature.
Works: Julietta (opera); Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras
Folklore & Traditional Roots
Jarmila Šuláková
Jarmila Šuláková (1929–2017) – “Queen of Moravian folk song,” performed with BROLN and later Fleret.
Notable works: Ej, lásko, lásko; A vy páni muziganti
Vlasta Redl
Vlasta Redl (b. 1959) – Famous folk composer continuing Šuláková’s legacy. Performed with groups AG Flek and Fleret.
Works: Na výletě, Tramtárie, Každý den jinak, Tož vitajte, ogaři!
Hradišťan Ensemble
Hradišťan Ensemble – Founded in the 1950s, combining Moravian folk and modern arrangements.
Work: O slunovratu (By the Solstice), Zpívání o lásce (Singing about Love)