Klarinet Archive - Posting 000852.txt from 2000/03

From: Karel Vahala <vahalakv@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Martinu
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 01:09:55 -0500

I believe that although Martinu felt a great attachment to his country of
birth, the communist domination of the country was sufficiently against his
personal principles to prevent him from actually returning home.

Karel.

David Blumberg wrote:

> Mike wrote:
> He was offered a Professorship at Prague Conservatoire
> which he accepted, but for political reasons was never fulfilled.
> Mike Bryant
>
> -----------------------------
>
> Yup - As a kid, he attended the Prague Conservatoire, but was expelled in
> 1910 for "incorrigible negligence".
> Gosh - I have some students like that ;) - Don't we all?
> Funny that he never actually taught there, as that is where he was from.
> I wonder if Michele will know the VonTrapp question. I myself have no idea
> at all, but she does love Martinu's works, so maybe she will.
> -DB-
>
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