A History of Music in the Czech Lands (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009168656)

In a collection of essays from prominent music scholas both in the Czech Republic and abroad, this book provides a nuanced overview of major topics connected to the history of musical culture in the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia) from the Middle Ages to the present. Whereas most previous English-language musicological scholarship on the Czech lands focused solely on music that was understood as ethnically Czech, this book also considers musical cultures of non-Czech groups that lived, and sometimes still live, in the geographical area, most importantly people of German, Jewish, and Romani backgrounds. Spanning over a thousand years, this book combines innovative approaches to present nuanced perspectives on a complicated musical tradition. This is the first overview of music in the Czech lands to provide such an inclusive view of the region's musical developments.

Author: Martin Nedbal
ISBN-10: 1009168657
ISBN-13: 9781009168656
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2025
Pages: 532
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.29lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.13d