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Bohuslav Martinu
1890 - 1959
Poland | Czech Republic
| B. Martinu |
Bohuslav Martinu (08/12/1890 - 28/08/1959), a Czech composer and violinist, born in Policka, Poland. He was a pupil of Suk and Roussel.
| Author: | Theo Willemze |
| Source: | Componistenlexicon |
Polni mše ('Soldier-requiem' or 'Polish mass' or 'Field mass')
| Period: | Expressionism |
| Composed in: | 1946 |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Czech language by Jiří Mucha (1915-1991) |
| Duration: | 25'05 |
| In memory of: | the Czech soldiers |
| Label(s): | Supraphon Records SU 4042-2 |
A so-called 'soldier-requiem' or 'Polish mass' or 'field mass', a cantata for bariton, male chorus and orchestra. In memory of the Czech soldiers who were killed helping the Polish army in their battle against Germany in 1939.
♫ Polni mše
© Supraphon Records SU 4042-2
♫ Polni mše
© Supraphon Records SU 4042-2
| J. Mucha (text) |