Janáček

American  

[yah-nah-chek] / ˈyɑ nɑˌtʃɛk /

noun

1. Leoš 1854–1928, Czech composer.

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Janáček British  

/ ˈjanaːtʃɛk /

noun

1. Leoš (ˈlɛɔʃ). 1854–1928, Czech composer. His music is influenced by Czech folksong and speech rhythms and is remarkable for its integration of melody and language. His works include the operas Jenufa (1904) and The Cunning Little Vixen (1924), the Glagolitic Mass (1927), as well as orchestral and chamber music and songs

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Example Sentences

Davidsen is in the midst of a landmark season that included her first staged performances in the title role of Janáček’s “Jenůfa” in Chicago last November and her role debut as Leonora in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” in February.

From Seattle Times

Played by musicians from Leoš Janáček’s hometown, Rachmaninoff easily here took his rightful place in 20th century music.

From Los Angeles Times

Further afield, Czech composer Janáček wrote a stunning tone poem after the Ukrainian Cossack protagonist of Ukrainian-born Nikolai Gogol’s Russian novel “Taras Bulba.”

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Goldstein, one of Pinter’s childhood best friends and a lifelong intellectual interlocutor, put Pinter onto the composer Leoš Janáček, whose string quartet “Intimate Letters” tries to mimic spoken Czech.

From The New Yorker

The US musician led the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and BBC Singers in a stirring and dramatic programme culminating in Leos Janáček's utterly unique Glagolitic Mass.

From BBC