Skladatelé v područí svého vydavatele
The Dependence of Composers on Their Publishers

Summary/Abstract: Receiving a contract with a well-known publisher provided composers with an opportunity to promote their works in the concert hall or theatre, which was of course also in the interest of the publishers – each successful performance of a composition amounted to a higher demand for the piece. Last but not least, the publishing contract provided composers with a significant source of income, although in the case of Czech composers by no means the sole one. By using the examples of one generation of Czech composers ( J. B. Foerster, V. Novák, J. Suk) the aim of this paper is to demonstrate the specific features and differences in the conditions and relations that these figures had with the renowned publishing house Universal-Edition in Vienna.

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