Festmusik (Dvorak)

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Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvořák (arr. David Woodley)


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Subtitle: From Rusalka

The underlying work bears the designation Opus 114.


General Info

Year: 1901 / 2007
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown


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Program Notes

Rusalka, Op. 114, is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil (1868–1950) based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová. A rusalka is a water sprite from Slavic mythology, usually inhabiting a lake or river. Rusalka was the ninth opera Dvořák composed. It is one of the most successful Czech operas, and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of Czech opera houses.

Despite the beauty of its melodies and orchestral timbres ,Rusalka was not a central part of Dvořák 's output or of international lyric theatre. In recent years it has been performed more regularly by major opera companies. In the five seasons from 2008 to 2013 it was performed by opera companies worldwide far more than all of Dvořák's other operas combined.

The most popular excerpt from Rusalka is the Song to the Moon (Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém) from act 1, which is often performed in concert and recorded separately.

- Program Note adapted from Wikipedia


"Festmusik" is festive or festival music.


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