Josef Myslivecek, "Il Boemo": The Man and His Music (Detroit Monographs in Musicology)

Complete and accurate information about Myslivecek's biography and works has remained elusive for many years. The present study narrates his life in light of all available biographical documentation, offers analytical discussions of all the genres in which he composed, and for the first time presents catalogs of all his music fully detailing its sources, editions, and recordings.