Document Type
Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Musicology
Abstract
Rather than borrowing directly from folk music, Janáček, in his mature style adapted aspects of its compositional principles and transformed them to synthesize his original style. This essay examines some unique features of Moravian folk music and reveals Janáček's manner of adaptation and transformation. After an overview of Janáček's own collection and analysis of folk music, the elements of Moravian folksong that had the greatest influence on Janáček's style are discussed, including song typology, mode, modal flexions, rhythm, meter, and form. The essay deals in greater detail with Janáček's more complex transformation of the peculiarities of Moravian folksong, including non-concentricity, suspended tonality, floating tonality and unusual modulatory procedures. Examples are drawn from four of his symphonic works.
First Page
239
Last Page
274
Publication Date
1999
Recommended Citation
Novak, John K., "What’s Folk about Janáček?: The Transformation of Folk Music Concepts in Janáček’s Mature Orchestral Works" (1999). Faculty Peer-Reviewed Publications. 1235.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allfaculty-peerpub/1235
Department
School of Music
Rights Statement
In copyright
Comments
The citation for the version of record for this article is: Novak, John K. “What’s Folk about Janáček?: The Transformation of Folk Music Concepts in Janáček’s Mature Orchestral Works.” International Journal of Musicology 8 (1999): 239–74. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24621011.