Posted on: Thursday, May 17, 2012
by Tony Kinson

Czech composer Bedřich Smetana is widely regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music. He is known for his opera The Bartered Bride and his first string quartet, From My Life.
Dominic Stiles from UCL Ear Institute & Action on Hearing Loss Libraries wrote about a less well-known part of the composer's life, his deafness and tinnitus.