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From two small springs to the majestic approach to Prague, Smetana’s Vltava transforms the river’s flow into a musical image of Bohemia, where landscape, legend, and historical memory merge within a single symphonic journey. i Work Information Composer: Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Work title: Vltava — also widely known as Die Moldau / The Moldau Cycle: Má vlast ( My Homeland ), No. 2 Date of composition: 20 November – 8 December 1874 Premiere: 4 April 1875, Žofín Palace, Prague Conductor: Adolf Čech Genre: Symphonic poem Musical period: Romanticism — Czech national school Structure: One continuous movement formed from successive programmatic episodes Principal key: E minor, concluding in E major Duration: approx. 12–15 minutes Catalogue: JB 1:112/2 Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, triangle, cymbal...

Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 (Analysis)

In the Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331, Mozart transforms a serene siciliana through six variations, passes through the courtly balance of the Menuetto, and culminates in the brilliant percussive energy of the Alla turca, uniting three distinct musical worlds within a single dramatic journey. i Work Information Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Title Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major Catalogue number K. 331 / 300i Composition and revision uncertain; possibly from the late 1770s to 1783, revised before publication in 1784 First edition August 1784, Artaria, Vienna Premiere not documented Genre sonata for solo piano Musical period Classical period Structure three movements Duration approx. 18–24 minutes, depending on tempo and observance of repeats Instrument piano; in the work’s historical context, fortepiano Reference version the composer-authorised first Artaria edition, critically checked aga...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, op. 49 (Analysis)

In the 1812 Overture , Tchaikovsky transforms an inward prayer into monumental public triumph: sacred, folk and national musical symbols confront and reappear within an ever-expanding orchestral landscape, until bells and cannon fire turn historical memory into a collective ritual. i Work Information Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Title: The Year 1812 — Festival Overture in E-flat major , Op. 49 Year of composition: September–November 1880 First performance: 8/20 August 1882, All-Russian Arts and Industry Exhibition, Moscow · conductor Ippolit Altani Genre: Festival overture / programmatic orchestral work Aesthetic movement: Romanticism Key: E-flat major Structure: Single movement · Largo–Allegro giusto · 428 measures Duration: Approx. 15–20 minutes Instrumentation: Large symphony orchestra, expanded percussion, bells, cannon effects and optional military band in the coda Few works in the or...

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