Known symptoms and diseases of a number of classical European composers during 17th and 20th century in relation with their artistic musical expressions.

Pucarin-Cvetković, Jasna and Žuškin, Eugenija and Mustajbegović, Jadranka and Janev-Holcer, Nataša and Rudan, Pavao and Milošević, Milan (2011) Known symptoms and diseases of a number of classical European composers during 17th and 20th century in relation with their artistic musical expressions. Collegium Antropologicum, 35 (4). pp. 1327-31. ISSN 0350-6134

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Croatian abstract

BOLESTI POVEZANE S RADOM U NEKIH KLASIČNIH EUROPSKIH SKLADATELJA U RAZDOBLJU OD 17–20 STOLJEĆA ----- Opisani su zdravstveni problemi i njihov utjecaj na kreativnost i stvaralaštvo nekih klasičnih europskih skladatelja. Analizirane su bolesti, odnosno utjecaj fizičkih i psihičkih bolesti u klasičnih skladatelja na njihovu kreativnost i prilagodba na takvo zdravstveno stanje. Neki klasični skladatelji su patili od organskih bolesti dok su se drugi žalili na mentalne smetnje. Unatoč tome, njihova kreativnost je ostala nepromijenjena.

English abstract

Medical history and relationship to the medical conditions as well as to the music creativity and productivity of some of the classical European composers have been described. In this review article we analyzed their illnesses as well as association between physical or mental diseases and their creativity and adaptability to disease. Some classical composers suffered from organic diseases, while others complained of mental disturbances. However, in spite of their disorders, the intensity of their creativity mostly remained unchanged.

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