The diary of a man who disappeared

...Nowadays, operas in the vein of realism such as Jenufa (1903), Katya Kabanova (1921), and The House of the Dead (1928), as well as the opera The Tale of the Cunning Little Fox (1923), which incorporates sharp satire on life and the Buddhist idea of ​​reincarnation, have been translated into languages ​​and performed in countries around the world, including Japan. However, Jenufa, which premiered in Brno the year after it was completed and established its fame, had to wait another 12 years before being taken up by the National Theatre in the capital, Prague. Among his vocal works other than operas are masterpieces such as "Glagolitic Mass" (1926), a hymn to humanity in the form of a mass, and "Diary of a Vanished Man" (1919), a chamber cantata-style song cycle that depicts a young man who has abandoned his shame and reputation and lived honestly as a human being, with bold depictions of love and lust. There is also an increasing number of amateur choirs that take up his early choral works. Other works include "Sinfonietta" (1926), which uses 12 trumpets, "Taras Bulba" (1918), a rhapsody for orchestra, and chamber music.

*Some of the terminology used in "The Diary of a Disappeared Man" is listed below.

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…いまでこそ《イェヌーファ》(1903)，《カーチャ･カバノバー》(1921)，《死者の家》(1928)のようなリアリズム劇の系統のオペラも，また，人生への鋭い風刺や仏教的な輪廻の思想を織り込んだオペラ《利口な女狐の物語》(1923)も，日本を含めて世界各国のことばに訳されて上演されるようになっているが，ブルノでは完成の翌年初演されて名声を確立した《イェヌーファ》も，首都プラハの国民劇場が取り上げるまでには，さらに12年間も待たねばならなかった。オペラ以外の声楽曲には，ミサ曲の形を借りた人間賛歌ともいうべき《グラゴル･ミサ》(1926)や，恥も外聞も捨てて，人間として正直に生きた若者の姿を，大胆な愛欲の描写も交えて描いた室内カンタータふうの連作歌曲《消えた男の日記》(1919)のような傑作があり，初期の合唱曲を取り上げるアマチュア合唱団なども増えつつある。そのほか，トランペットを12本も使った《シンフォニエッタ》(1926)，管弦楽のための狂詩曲《タラス･ブーリバ》(1918)，室内楽曲などがある。…

※「《消えた男の日記》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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