Jan Novák (1921-1984): Kapitoly z tvůrčí biografie

• Main Author: Nachmilnerová, Eva
• Other Authors: Gabrielová, Jarmila
• Format: Doctoral Thesis
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-322538

Jan Novák (1921-1984): Chapters from His Creative Years OBJECTIVES: This work has set a goal to cover and summarize current results of research into existing sources and to complete them with yet unstudied data related to the personality and work of Jan Novák. In the light of new sources and materials, it aims at putting forward a more plastic view on the story of composer's life; at characterizing fundamental features of this type of composer; and it points out a range of crucial issues for further research in this field. The main part of this work therefore comprises of a biographical study based i.a. on yet unpublished sources from personal archives of Jan Novák's family and on interviews with family members and friends recorded by the author. METHODOLOGY: I have mostly used the method of oral history in order to verify and complete the missing information concerning the life and work of the composer. The testimony of living family members and other composer's contemporaries represents the major source of information for certain periods of time, and provides a solid basis which, being compared with available correspondence and further sources, made it possible to complete, verify and amend existing data of composer's life. RESULTS: Testimony of composer's contemporaries was most helpful to shed...