Leoš Janáček

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Leoš Janáček in 1928
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Leoš Janáček in 1928

Leoš Janáček (born Hukvaldy, Moravia, 3 July 1854; died Moravská Ostrava, 12 Aug 1928) was a Czech composer who lived at the end of the Romantic period and the beginning of the 20th century. He wanted his music to sound typical of his country. The rhythm of Janáček’s music sounds like the rhythm of the dialect he spoke. This was quite close to Polish. Janáček is famous for his operas which are all about Czech stories. The Cunning Little Vixen is especially charming. It is all about animals (a “vixen” is a female fox).

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