Vltava (symphonic poem)
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"Vltava" is a famous symphonic poem by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana that musically depicts the course and character of the Vltava River as part of his cycle "Má vlast" ("My Country").
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bedrich Smetana – Vltava | 1 |
| The Song of the Moldau | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphonic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Czech nationalism
ⓘ
Romantic era ⓘ |
| basedOn | natural landscape of Bohemia ⓘ |
| composer | Bedřich Smetana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1874–1875 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czech lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Vltava River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
character of the Vltava River ⓘ course of the Vltava River ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1875 ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
program music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | JB 1:112 ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | without opus number (WoO) ⓘ |
| inception | 1874 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Bohemian landscape
ⓘ
Czech national identity ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| movementNumberInCycle | 2 ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
broad river flowing toward Prague
ⓘ
flow through forests and meadows ⓘ moonlight dance of water nymphs ⓘ peasant wedding ⓘ rapids of St. John ⓘ two small springs forming the river ⓘ view of Vyšehrad ⓘ |
| notableFor |
musical depiction of a river’s journey
ⓘ
popularity as a concert piece ⓘ use of recurring river theme ⓘ |
| notableTheme | main river theme in 6/8 time ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Czech national repertoire
ⓘ
Má vlast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | cycle of six symphonic poems Má vlast ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSignature | predominantly 6/8 ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Moldau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
brass
ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ flute ⓘ harp ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| workInSeriesFollowedBy | Šárka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInSeriesPrecededBy | Vyšehrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Song of the Moldau
this entity surface form:
Bedrich Smetana – Vltava