ISBN10: 0810877627, ISBN13: 9780810877627, [publisher: Scarerow Press Inc., United Kingdom] Hardcover 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 374. Very good condition, minimal shelf-wear, pages clean and fresh. A unique biography on bohemian composer Bohuslav Martinu, who created more than 400 highly imaginative and well-crafted compositions, including symphonies, operas, ballet scores and other works. Rybka offers a riveting and fully documented explanation for Martinu's remarkable output: he had Asperger syndrome. Indeed, Martinu is believed to be the first composer ever to be documented with an autistic spectrum disorder. Considering important letters and photographs, this book will inspire and inform those interested in the unique relationship between autism and music.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
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