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Peer reviewedBeckerman, Michael B. – Gerontologist, 1990
Outlines concept of aging of Leos Janacek, a composer remembered primarily for works that he composed in the last decade of his life. Describes Janacek's subjects of his late operas; composer's comments during this period; and shape of his musical structures. Questions concept of "late style" and notes problems of applying models to…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Creativity, Musical Composition, Older Adults
Isaacs, Ann F. – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1979
The paper considers some issues and events in the life of a music composer, and through review of the lives of 57 composers, attempts to discover constructive and destructive variables. (PHR)
Descriptors: Achievement, Creativity, Failure, History
