Competing Projects 2025
Bedřich SmetanaVerzone
The author’s book created by Veronika Bilkova perceptively and with deep understanding deals with crucial moments in the life of perhaps the most beloved of Czech music composers and looks into the secret of the creation of his works. The reader will get acquainted with many unsuspected conditions that are important for the composition of a musical opus, understand seemingly impenetrable terms from music theory, refresh his knowledge of Smetana’s works, and last but not least, learn how high a price he paid for the success that came unpredictably and he was often redeemed by great personal sacrifices. The strong point of the book is the extraordinary visual design.