The Noon Witch, Op. 108
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The Noon Witch, Op. 108 is a symphonic poem by Antonín Dvořák based on a Czech folk ballad about a terrifying midday spirit who punishes disobedient children.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphonic poem ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Czech folk ballad
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poem "Polednice" by Karel Jaromír Erben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | B. 196 ⓘ |
| composer | Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czech lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
arrival of the noon witch at midday
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increasing terror of the mother and child ⓘ tragic outcome caused by fear ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
program music
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symphonic poem ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Polednice, Op. 108
NERFINISHED
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The Noon Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
child
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mother ⓘ noon witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentationSection |
brass
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percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasKey | D minor ⓘ |
| hasMood |
dark and dramatic
ⓘ
macabre ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Polednice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Czech national style
ⓘ
Slavonic musical idioms ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Czech folklore ⓘ |
| intendedFor | concert performance ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceText | Czech ⓘ |
| musicalForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
punishment of disobedient children
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terrifying midday spirit ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 108 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dvořák's late symphonic poems ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | late orchestral work ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
NERFINISHED
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The Water Goblin, Op. 107 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Dove, Op. 110 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement work ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic orchestral writing ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child death
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parental threat ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 13 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
colorful orchestration
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dramatic dynamic contrasts ⓘ leitmotifs for characters ⓘ |
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