Joseph Suk- The Ripening Suks musical style started off with a very heavy emphasis on what he experienced during his time with Dvořák, though this Czech-style influence eventually slowly became more German and Austrian in style. The biggest change of Suks style came after a dead end in his musical lifestyle (music played less of a role in Suks life outside of his schooling) just before he began the shift of style during 1897–1905, perhaps realizing that his known Dvořák influence would restrain his work. Morbidity was always a large factor in Suks music. For instance, he wrote his own funeral march in 1889. Ripening, a symphony, was also a story of pain and questioning the value of life. Others of his works represent his happiness, such as the music he set to Julius Zeyers drama Radúz a Mahulena (which he referenced to his marriage with Otilie). Another of Suks works, Pohádka (Fairy Tale), was drawn from his work with Radúz a Mahulena. The closest Suk came to working with opera is music his wrote for the play Pod jabloní or Beneath the Apple Tree.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:01:21 +0000
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