Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American pianist and composer (died 1959)

Bohuslav Martinů

Czech composer (1890–1959)

Bohuslav Jan Martinů was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and briefly studied under…