The Published Theoretical Works of Leoš Janáček

Between 1877 and 1927, Leoš Janáček produced an extensive series of music-theoretical studies. Many of these grew into larger thematic works that were soon published in book form. Janáček published many of his theoretical treatises almost as soon as he had finished writing them. These texts were published together in the first volume of Theoretical Works I (1877–1927) in 2007.

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This first volume is now being published in English and includes the following essays and articles:

- Some clarifications on melody and harmony
- Studies in music theory
- On the proper understanding of dyads
- Bedřich Smetana on musical forms
- On the concept of tonality
- On scientific aspects of the study of harmony
- On traids
- A word on counterpoint
- A new current in music theory
- On the composition of chords and their connections
- Modern harmonic music
- My opinion about rhytmic elements
- From the section on the practice
- The importance of realistic motives
- On the course of the coposer's mental work
- The complete study of harmony
- A path to consciousness

The Published Theoretical Works of Leoš Janáček

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