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The Moldau , symphonic poem by Bohemian composer Bedřich Smetana that evokes the flow of the Vltava River —or, in German, the Moldau—from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest, through the Czech countryside, to the city of Prague. A devoutly patriotic work, The Moldau captures in music Smetana’s love of his homeland.
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Má vlast ( Czech pronunciation: [maː vlast] ), also known as My Fatherland, [n 1] is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. The six pieces, conceived as individual works, are often presented and recorded as a single work in six movements. They premiered separately between 1875 and 1880.
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The Vltava rises in forest land some 60 miles south of Prague from one warm spring and one cold spring. Smetana is thought to have visited the spot where the two streams meet, and to have taken the inspiration for the tone poem from this experience. The music follows the river’s course as it flows through the Bohemian plain and the city of ...
Jan 17, 2020 · Composed as part of Má vlast (My Homeland), Vltava is the second work of a set of six symphonic poems by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. The poems were composed between 1874-1879. Although now often performed as a single work in six movements, Smetana conceived them all as individual pieces. Each work had their own premieres between 1875-1880 ...
Mar 7, 2022 · March 7, 2022. Music. Bedřich Smetana’s symphonic poem Vltava is often called Die Moldau. Both the words are the names of the same river, one is Czech and the other is German. When this piece of music was created the German language dominated the territory of the present-day Czech Republic. Its lands belonged to the powerful Hapsburg Empire.
