PT Journal
AU Vyslouzil, J
TI BALLAD FOR A BANDIT. A MUSICAL BASED ON THE POPULAR RUMOUR ABOUT NIKOLA SUHAJ THE PROWLER
SO Musicologica Olomucensia
PY 2007
BP 241
EP 245
VL 9
IS 1
AB The purpose of this essay is the dramatic and musical analysis of one of the most popular Czech musicals by Milan Uhde and Milos Stedron (1975). It is primarily concerned with the way Uhde's word-book varies with the famous novel Nikola Suhaj loupeznik by Ivan Olbracht. The main variations derive from the ideological difference and from the historical context of the work. The study describes Stedron's music as a synthesis of a western-movie music with some elements of musical folklore of eastern ethnics. Milos Stedron himself describes his music as an "eastern", while Milan Uhde adds a whole new dimension to the work, especially in cases where he turns away from the social aspects of Olbracht's novel.
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