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Amarus is a cantata composed by Czech composer Leoš Janáček, consisting of five movements. It was completed in 1897, having been started after Janáček's visit to Russia the previous summer.

Amarus is a setting of the poem of the same name by Jaroslav Vrchlický, which tells the story of a young monk who had been abandoned at birth and brought up in a monastery. In June 1897, Vrchlický praised Janáček's setting of his poem, commenting: "I am convinced that you have succeeded in it entirely".

The work's premiere was in 1900, but a poor performance meant that it was not performed publicly again until fifteen years later.

References

1. ^ Zemanová, Mirka (2002). Janáček. UPNE. pp. 73–74.
2. Tyrrell, John. "Janáček, Leoš". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press.

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Operas	Šárka The Beginning of a Novel Jenůfa Destiny The Excursions of Mr. Brouček Káťa Kabanová The Cunning Little Vixen The Makropulos Affair From the House of the Dead
Orchestral	Idyll for Strings Taras Bulba Ballad of Blaník Lachian Dances Sinfonietta
Concertante	Concertino Capriccio The Wandering of a Little Soul
Chamber	Pohádka Violin Sonata String Quartet No. 1 Youth String Quartet No. 2
Piano	On an Overgrown Path 1. X. 1905 (piano sonata) In the Mists Intimate Sketches
Choral	Amarus Our Father Elegy on the Death of Daughter Olga The Diary of One Who Disappeared The Wandering Madman Glagolitic Mass
Namesakes	Janáček Academy of Performing Arts Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava Janáček (crater) Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Janáček Quartet
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