Abstract:
this paper aims to give an insight into the life of Milan Novák, the last living
composer to have received the title of National Artist. A representative of Slovak Musical
Modernism, Novák has received numerous awards, too. His compositional works are
both copious and inventive, covering a whole range of genres from minor instructive
compositions and folk song covers, through scenic and choral songs, music and dance
scenes, to major scenic and dramatic forms. this paper focuses on Novák’s works inspired
by folklore in particular.
